The LTAR Integrated Common Experiment at Upper Mississippi River Basin-Platteville.
Journal
Journal of environmental quality
ISSN: 1537-2537
Titre abrégé: J Environ Qual
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0330666
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Aug 2024
13 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
20
03
2024
accepted:
24
07
2024
medline:
13
8
2024
pubmed:
13
8
2024
entrez:
13
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Alternative agronomic practices are needed to address the various climatic, agronomic, edaphic, and water quality related challenges faced by the dairy farmers of the Driftless Area (DA) in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). These practices should be innovative in nature, inclusive of regional stakeholders, and sustainable to meet the future food and climate related challenges of Wisconsin agriculture. Here, we outline our Integrated (grazing and cropland) Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Common Experiment at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneer Farm (UW-P PF) in the UMRB and describe our collaboration in this USDA network. In this field-scale experiment, we are comparing the conventional dairy production system common to this region (i.e., corn-on-corn [Zea mays L.] for 4 years, followed by alfalfa [Medicago sativa L.] for 3 years, with no cover crops) with two alternative dairy production systems-(1) soil health management with no-till, cover crops, and application of a novel manure-based nutrient-rich stable product, and (2) management intensive grazing-and rotational grazing on pastures established with diverse forage-legume mix. Meteorological, edaphic, hydrologic, and agronomic data are collected and analyzed at regular frequencies. Going forward, the experiment will continue as a form of stakeholder-driven adaptive research and receive evaluation on a regular basis to determine whether any changes are required to address the "real-world" challenges faced by the farmers in the Midwest.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : T.R. Ellett Agricultural Research Trust
Organisme : National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Organisme : Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Organisme : Dairy Management
Organisme : Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Environmental Quality © 2024 American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
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