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Michael Berg says his most challenging conservation effort was restoring a riverbank along the Pecatonica River after severe flooding damage. He worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Conservation Service to install riprap, which was then covered with dirt and re-seeded.
The Pecatonica River flows through Michael Berg’s 450-acre farm near Blanchardville, Wisconsin.
About 200 acres of no-till corn are harvested at the Berg farm. Michael Berg leases his cropland to another farmer.
Diane and Mike Berg continue the family’s conservation legacy with their grandchildren.
Terraces and grassed waterways have been implemented to help slow water moving downhill at the Berg farm.
The Berg farm is located in Wisconsin’s picturesque Lafayette County.
The Bergs raise Red and Black Angus cattle.
BLANCHARDVILLE, Wis. – As a young lad, Michael Berg was captivated by what he says were “tons” of apple trees nestled among his family farm’s pine, oak and walnut trees. He recalls his father, Byron Berg, telling him, “That’s because Johnny Appleseed lived here.”
Steve Hermanson
Lynn Grooms, Grooms Communications, is a freelance journalist specializing in agriculture.
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Michael Berg says his most challenging conservation effort was restoring a riverbank along the Pecatonica River after severe flooding damage. He worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Conservation Service to install riprap, which was then covered with dirt and re-seeded.
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