‘This is about farmers helping farmers’
16 Oct 2021
News, Polk County
CLEAR LAKE, Wis. ? Trying new things on his farm and then sharing what he learns with fellow farmers is a crucial component of being part of a conservation group for dairy and grain farmer Greg Friendshuh.
Friendshuh milks about 2,000 cows and runs 3,400 acres of cropland near Clear Lake, Wis. He joined Western Wisconsin Conservation Council (WWCC) at its inception in 2018 but had already been experimenting with cover crops and no-tillage practices briefly before then.
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