Dan Brick is a fifth-generation farmer in Greenleaf, Wisconsin who earnestly takes his role as steward and caretaker of Wisconsin’s natural resources and water ways. After a series of significant runoff events influenced Dan to increase the pace and scale of his transition to cover crops and minimal tillage, today Dan’s operation, Brickstead Dairy, is 100% no-till and keeping the soil and its nutrients on his land is a top priority. Healthier soils mean greater water infiltration and by absorbing every droplet of rain that falls, Dan’s farm can better withstand heavy rains without losing top soil.Dan is an advocate for soil health and water quality – both with Wisconsin farmers and his local community. Brickstead Dairy is part of the Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Project, a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USDA-NRCS, and the Brown County Conservation District. The group puts research and innovative conservation practices on the ground to demonstrate how to reduce soil erosion and minimize impacts to water quality. Brickstead Dairy also regularly hosts outreach events for the general public so they can learn more about the farm they drive past every day on their way to school or work.In our conversation we talked about some of the challenges with farming in Wisconsin, experimentation with reduced disturbance manure applications, the ability to learn lessons from your failures, biogas and carbon neutral milk production, thinking like a CEO, how the type and quality of soil can make your vegetables taste better, and so much more. There’s a lot packed into this nearly 40-minute episode, so I hope you enjoy!--- FULL EPISODE NOTES WITH LINKS @ https://truestewards.com/dan-brick ------ TOPICS DISCUSSED ---