This project engages two farmers to implement more than 1,000 acres of cover crops, conduct trials of eight or more innovative methods to advance cover crop and no-till techniques, and create infrastructure that lessens soil compaction and nutrient losses from fields. More than 20 acres of forested buffers will be restored in these watersheds.
Funded by: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Project Lead: Matthew J. Ehrhart
Collaborators: Brandywine Conservancy; Brandywine White Clay Association; Chester County Conservation District; Cover Crop Coaching, LLC (Steve Groff); Mowery Environmental, LLC; Red Barn Consulting, Inc.; TeamAg, Inc.
Project Year: 2019, 2020, 2021
(Project details may change over the lifespan of a project. The project description listed here is from the annual report of the most recent project year.)