Local Groups

Wisconsin

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No-tillers take the lead for water quality

Wisconsin no-tillers John Eron and Matt Hintz didn’t wait for regulations telling them how to farm. They started farmer-led watershed groups to deal directly with local environmental issues and the groups that raised them, not as adversaries, but as advocates.

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Boots on the Ground | Farmers for Tomorrow

Matt Hintz and his family do not drink their own water. “As a farmer,” he says, “I want to change that.” He and neighbors focus on soil health to achieve the goal.

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Neighbor to Neighbor | Farmers of Mill Creek & Petenwell Castle Rock Stewards

“You bring lake people to my farm, and I’ll bring farmers to your lakes,’ said John Eron to lakeshore landowner Rick Georgeson. The upstream/downstream friendship now inspires conservation innovation.

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Boots on the Ground | Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil – Healthy Water

Farmer Tony Peirick and lakeshore owner Bill Boettge dreaded a nonpoint source work group they feared would be a shouting match. They now work together protecting Dodge County lakes and streams.

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Neighbor to Neighbor | Tainter Creek Farmer-Led Watershed Council

Farmer-Led Council members representing diverse cropping systems, diverse crops, and conventional and organic approaches are working together to meet local goals for farms and water.

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