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FOND DU LAC - Water is inextricably linked to life, and the need to protect Wisconsin’s valuable natural resource is evident in far-reaching environmental lawsuits before the state Supreme Court that focus on protecting drinking water from agricultural pollution.
Runoff from barnyards, areas spread with livestock manure, eroding agricultural lands and streambanks, cattle accessing those streams and other poor land-use practices are all sources of contamination for waterways that flow through the state s 84,000 miles of river into 15,000 lakes and millions of wetland acres.
In one lawsuit, environmental groups, along with neighbors of Kinnard Farms, a concentrated animal feeding operation known as a CAFO, with 8,200 cows east of Green Bay, are challenging a permit that allows for expansion of the business.
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Farmers of watershed council begin planning for 2021 Tainter Creek
CRAWFORD AND VERNON COUNTIES - About 16 people participated in the Thursday, January 28 meeting of the Tainter Creek Watershed Council. Participants had the option to attend online or in-person, and about six people were present at the Franklin Town Hall and 10 people attended online.
At their first meeting in 2021, the group learned about the new Producer Led Watershed Council grant provided by DATCP, began planning for 2021 activities, and heard various reports.
Cover crops
Franklin Town Chairman and watershed council member Berent Froiland reported to the group that “it had been a good year for cover crops in the watershed.” Froiland told the group that funds available from the council had allowed for 800 acres on 23 farms to be planted in cover crops at $25 per acre – a total expenditure of $20,000.