Tony Peirick , chairman of the farmer-led Dodge County Farmers for Health Soils and Healthy Waters, shares his experience and advice on planting green. Tony farms with his family in Watertown, Wis., where they have a dairy operation, grow cash grain crops, and provide custom fieldwork for other farmers. A long time no-till operation, they've successfully incorporated cover crops and plant green where ever they can. Tune in to learn what works for the Peiricks, and hear how they've implemented planting green on their farming operation.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

• Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soils and Healthy Waters Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DodgeCoFarmersHealthySoilWater
• Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soils and Healthy Waters website: https://dodgecountyfarmers.com
• Wisconsin DATCP Producer-led Watershed Groups: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ProducerLedProjectSummaries.aspx
• University of Wisconsin Nutrient and Pest Management Program: https://ipcm.wisc.edu/npm/

Season 1 - Soil + Water Conservation Conversations
Hosted by Kim Meyer, former agronomist and watershed program coordinator with Yahara WINS, this season of podcasts connects you to farmers and other experts on the topic of water quality. You will hear from farmers that are utilizing conservation practices on their farms in southern Wisconsin. You’ll learn about the farm, the farmer, the conservation practice that they have successfully implemented on their farm, as well as the challenges they’ve faced and how they have overcome these challenges. Beyond feeding our world, clean water is one of the many ecosystem services agriculture can provide. Agriculture is not the problem, rather, it is the solution to protecting and improving our local water quality. Learn more about Yahara WINS at www.yaharawins.org.