What Practices Increase Infiltration and Reduce Runoff on Slopes Greater Than 30%?
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Practices to Increase Infiltration and Reduce Runoff
Joe Bragger Livestock Farmer
Buffalo County, WI
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North Basin
• 416 total acres
• 139 Crop acres
• 234 Forest acres
• 43 grass/pasture
South Basin• 234 total acres• 125 forested acres
• 97 grass acres
• 12 crop acres
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How do I minimize losses?
• There are a number of conservation practices that I have incorporated into my farming system
• I believe that all of these practices contributed to reducing the losses on my farm!
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How do I minimize losses?
1. I maintain the waterways on our farm and install them in areas of concentrated flow.
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How do I minimize losses?
1. I maintain the waterways on our farm and install them in areas of concentrated flow.
2. I have worked with my county LCD to install dams that slow runoff.
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We have installed a number of dry dams at the bottom of ravines.
They are not designed to hold water for long periods of time.
My father started installing them.
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How do I minimize losses?
1. I maintain the waterways on our farm and install them in areas of concentrated flow.
2. I have worked with my county LCD to install dams that slow runoff.
3. Implemented a no-till farming system which works well on my soils.
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How do I minimize losses?
1. I maintain the waterways on our farm and install them in areas of concentrated flow.
2. I have worked with my county LCD to install dams that slow runoff.
3. Implemented a no-till farming system which works well on my soils.
4. Improved and maintained our streams.
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How do I minimize losses?
1. I maintain the waterways on our farm and install them in areas of concentrated flow.
2. I have worked with my county LCD to install dams that slow runoff.
3. Implemented a no-till farming system which works well on my soils.
4. Improved and maintained our streams.5. Plant cover crops.
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Contributions from non-farmed areas
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Everyone on this farm works to protect our water
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