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Rooted in Science. Growing a Better Wisconsin.

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What's Living Under Your Fields? Meet the Fungal Web That Could Change Your Farm Forever
Soil Science

What's Living Under Your Fields? Meet the Fungal Web That Could Change Your Farm Forever

Beneath every Wisconsin cornfield, pasture, and woodlot lies a living communication network built by fungi — one that's been quietly sustaining plant life for 450 million years. Forward-thinking Badger State farmers are learning to work with this underground web instead of against it, and the results are turning heads across the agricultural community. Here's what the science says, and what you can do about it starting this season.
Farming the Future: How Storing Carbon in Your Soil Could Become Wisconsin's Next Cash Crop
Regenerative Agriculture

Farming the Future: How Storing Carbon in Your Soil Could Become Wisconsin's Next Cash Crop

Carbon markets and federal conservation programs are quietly creating a new revenue stream for Wisconsin farmers willing to rethink how they manage their land. Building soil organic matter isn't just good for your fields — increasingly, it's becoming good for your bottom line. Here's a plain-language breakdown of how sequestration programs work, what Wisconsin operations are eligible for, and why now might be the right time to get in.