Uplands Watershed Group Farm Tour and Dinner: Soil Health and Your Farm
Fri, Aug 08
|Novak Family Farms
Join the Iowa County Uplands Watershed Group for their annual farm tour and dinner celebrating soil health, peer learning, and a valuable exchange of culture and knowledge with Gulf of Mexico fishing families.
Time & Location
Aug 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Novak Family Farms, 4736 WI-80, Highland, WI 53543, USA
About the event
Iowa County Uplands Watershed Group's Soil Health Farm Tour and On-Farm SupperSoil Health and Your Farm
Schedule:
2:00 PM – Soil pit demonstration at Novak Family Farm (4736 State Road 80, Highland, WI)
3:30 PM – Farm tour at Jeff Novak's farm (4576 Speth Rd) – see double cropping soybeans after triticale
4:15 PM – Discussion, drone-seeding demonstration, and on-farm cookout supper (compliments of the Uplands Watershed Group)
Join us to explore no-till and cover crop practices that improve soil health and water infiltration. Dr. Francisco Arriaga will guide us through a soil pit and demonstrate in-field soil tests. We'll share cover crop innovations, and enjoy a delicious supper featuring burgers and shrimp caught by Gulf fishermen and women—whose Dead Zone challenges we help address through our conservation practices.
There is no fee to attend, but please RSVP here. Questions? Contact: Margaret Krome (608-628-2503; margaretkrome0@gmail.com) or Katie Abbott (608-930-9893; katherine.abbot@iowacounty.org)
Co-sponsored by: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and Iowa County Land Conservation.
