Across Minnesota, Discovery Farms is helping farmers monitor the amount of sediment and fertilizer leaving their fields. The effort is one of many ways farmers are investing in science and technology to continuously improve at protecting land, soil and water resources.

Recently, Lynn Ketelsen from the Linder Farm Network visited Brian Herbst’s family farm near Kasson, Minn. Herbst’s farm is one of 11 diverse Discovery Farm sites throughout Minnesota where agronomy experts have installed equipment to monitor sediment, nitrogen and phosphorous in surface water and tile drainage.

Why did Herbst sign up for Discovery Farms?

“They wanted to do something about information,” Herbst said. “Information that’s real concrete science, that perked my interest.”

Want to learn more about Discovery Farms? See the full video and report from Lynn Ketelsen on Discovery Farms below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BL7Xa9_Ww4