Published July 10, 2026 | Version v0.8.1
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WICST Experimental Design

Description

Experimental design and treatment assignments by plot for the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial. This dataset includes details for the Walworth County, WI, WICST site (i.e., LAC) from 1989 to 2002, and for the Columbia County, WI, WICST site (i.e., ARL) from 1989 to 2100. 

This experimental design is related to and describes the following datasets:

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We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Josh Posner (1947–2012), whose vision and leadership established WICST in 1990. At a time when agricultural research largely emphasized simplified production systems, Dr. Posner had the foresight to incorporate organic farming, rotational grazing, diversified cropping systems, and whole-farm systems research into WICST's experimental design. Nearly four decades later, these once-marginalized approaches have become central to addressing many of agriculture's greatest challenges. His commitment to long-term, large-scale agricultural research created a living scientific legacy that continues to advance discovery, inform management, and train future generations of agricultural scientists.

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Related works

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Funding

Kikkoman Foods Inc.
Endowment GF000014381
USDA-ARS
Soil Health Collaborative CA 59-5090-5-012
USDA-SARE
The Soil Organic Carbon network (SOCnet): Farmers building soil health to boost productivity and profitability while increasing resilience to extreme weather in the North Central U.S. LNC22-475
USDA-NIFA
Ecological intensification for soil health and resilient cash-grain agroecosystems in the North Central US 2024-67019-42335