Jamie sits down with Tim Radatz for a conversation about Discovery Farms, a public-private partnership that is advancing research into water quality and agricultural drainage practices. Learn why getting real-time data from private farms across Minnesota is providing farmers with the information they need to implement the best practices for their area to not only increase yields, but improve water quality on their land.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Welcome Tim Radatz
00:40 The story of Discovery Farms
01:00 Private farms
01:19 Water quantity
02:41 Water quality
04:31 Drainage water management
05:40 Putting it into practice
06:30 Let’s use the data
07:15 Discovery Farms funding
09:00 Who gets to participate
11:10 Project lifespan
13:02 Cover crops
14:00 Establishment issues
17:00 A dry pocket
18:20 Continuous improvement
19:45 It’s going to get wet
21:46 20 years from now…
24:00 Managing drainage is essential
25:00 Politics
25:45 Long-suffering Vikings fan
Discovery Farms:
https://discoveryfarmsmn.org
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