Whole-Farm Conservation Including Forested Buffers
https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/lofty-creek-feature.jpg 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center Stroud Water Research Center https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/lofty-creek-feature.jpgThis project expands the Farm Stewardship Program in Lancaster and Franklin Counties — the top two dairy counties in Pennsylvania. To address water-quality issues, whole-farm conservation with forested buffers is implemented. Farmers who install forested buffers receive incentives that can only be used to pay for other needed best management practices on the farm.