This project investigates how different agricultural management practices influence water quality and soil health. Using Rodale Institute’s 37-year-old Farming Systems Trial and a recent transition to organic farming at the Stroud Preserve, it examines the effect of farming techniques on water infiltration, runoff, and nutrient, contaminant, and sediment export. Results will inform practices that can reduce contamination and flooding in the Delaware River watershed.
(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.)
Funded by: William Penn Foundation
Principal Investigators: Jinjun Kan, Melinda D. Daniels, Diana Oviedo Vargas, Marc Peipoch, David B. Arscott, Matthew J. Ehrhart, and Bernard W. Sweeney
Collaborating Organizations:
- 2018–2020: Rodale Institute; University of Georgia
- 2021–2023: College of William and Mary; Rodale Institute; University of Georgia
Project Years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
