Cedar Creek Farmers

10/21/2026

It's been a great year for cover crops. Here's a look at a beautiful multispecies mix that a Cedar Creek Farmer used after wheat this year. Great for soil health, pollinators (see the bee) and easy on the eyes!

10/02/2026

Field day coming up at nearby dairy farm hosted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. Head over to Brandon WI for small grains, cover crops, and forage mixes!

Third-generation dairy farmer Josh Hiemstra has been working with his father, Robert, and son, Mason, to diversify his family’s farm with corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, canning peas, forage mixes and cover crops. In addition to milking 110 cows, raising custom dairy replacement heifers and finishing ...

09/29/2026

Do you have an edge of field area that struggles to produce for you? Consider putting in a buffer strip! Here's a local photo that shows a field edge next to the Milwaukee River. The farmer here is harvesting his buffer for hay and getting paid to do it! The buffer catches valuable nutrients before they can leave the field and the community gets cleaner water. Its a win win!

09/24/2026

09/17/2026

Here's a quick local video of some drone seeding of cereal rye into some soybeans. The plan is to harvest the soybeans before the rye gets to far along and then to maybe graze some of the rye this fall and in the spring before next planting season. Who's out there planting cover crops and what are you planting?

08/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for the fall field day at the Dornacker farm. What a great day!

08/19/2026

Come check out our fall field day TODAY! The weather is fantastic. Event starts at 2:30pm.

08/12/2026

Reminder to register for August 19th!

08/10/2026

Join us for our fall field day at Dornacker Prairie Acres! On Wednesday August 19th, we'll have something for everyone. No Till, Cover Crops, Composting, LDMI, milking robots, red light therapy, high resolution weather data. Text/Call or use the QR code to RSVP.

07/31/2026

Early bird gets the worm. 90 free scholarships to attend the WWASH Conference this year. Free registration, free night at the hotel, free dinner! Apply now!

Registration and Hotel Registration for the WWASH Conference opens in September. More information coming soon! Why should I attend WWASH? Read about the highlights from WWASH 2025 Subscribe to the Agriculture Water Quality Program newsletter for timely details. Attend WWASH for Free! 90 full scholar...