Next week the Leopold Conservation Award winners for 2024 will be announced.  Charitee Seebecker reintroduces us to Bartling Cranberry operations in Manitowish Waters. They are one the farms up for the prestigious honors.

The Rocky Mountains have gotten the first measurable snow of the season.  Stu Muck says Colorado Springs is expecting a foot of the white stuff today!

As fields have been harvested in Wisconsin, a lot of livestock operations are applying manure on the soil surface for fertilizer next year.  One new piece of technology that's available is an app called "Manure Tracker".  The Manure Tracker app allows you to count and record manure applications on a field by field basis. It uses the GPS already in your phone. It was developed through UW Dairy Innovation Hub funds. Division of Extension Specialist Chris Clark of Northeast Wisconsin has the details. She says this free smartphone app can help custom operators, farmers, and nutrient management plan writers. Each manure application is counted on your smartphone and details can be sent as a .csv file to an email address for further record management and safekeeping. Stephanie Hoff finds out about how it works.

Zach Bowers with EverAg joins Pam Jahnke offering first impressions from the marketplace post-election. He says there may be some front loading that dairy will witness given the Trump Administrations tariff history.  Meanwhile consumer demand for dairy remains firm, but they're taking it to go.