Fall Growth Enhancement of Cover Crops with Manure Application

May 15, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Dan Brick of Brickstead Dairy in Brown County, Wis., discusses a side-by-side field comparison of the growth in fall-planted cover crops with and without a solid manure application.

No-Till, Cover Crops Improve Feed Quality, Limit Erosion and Build Soil Health

Reducing sediment and phosphorus runoff, improving soil health and reducing operational risk are goals for no-till dairy farmer Dan Brick.

By Mark McNeely posted on January 13, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Managing a dairy farm that traces its roots back 170 years isn’t out of the ordinary for Greenleaf, Wis., no-tiller Dan Brick. The fact that Brickstead Dairy is Wisconsin’s 2017 Leopold Conservation Award recipient, however, is a fairly recent development.

[Video] Brickstead Dairy’s Sustainability Journey

October 4, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

At Brickstead Dairy in Greenleaf, Wis., the focus is on tomorrow as much as it is on today. Gene Brick and his son Dan, fourth- and fifth-generation no-till farmers, take seriously their roles as caretakers of the soil. Dan uses cover crops to protect the soil and surrounding streams and rivers.

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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.

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