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Delivering the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Regional Conservation Partnership Program in Lancaster County, Pa.

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This project provides outreach and technical assistance to farmers to ensure full implementation of funds provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program for constructing ag best management practices.

Whole-Farm Conservation Including Forested Buffers

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This 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.

Comprehensive Agricultural Stewardship in Lancaster County

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Stroud Center’s Farm Stewardship Program provides technical and financial assistance to farmers and landowners to implement best management practices (BMPs) to protect water quality and improve stream health.

Matt Ehrhart with Penn State’s Dean of College of Agriculture Richard Roush and Sen. Elder Vogel Jr.

Ehrhart Re-Elected as Penn State Agricultural Council President

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Matt Ehrhart took on a new and substantial responsibility last year when his peers elected him president of the Penn State Agricultural Council.

Demonstrating Low-Cost Methods for Reforestation (Farm Stewardship Program)

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Stroud Water Research Center’s Farm Stewardship Program provides technical and financial assistance to farmers and landowners to implement best management practices (BMPs) to protect water quality and improve stream health.…

A workshop flyer with cattle in the foreground.

Workshop Set for Berks County Farmers

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Berks County Conservation District and Stroud Water Research Center will be showcasing Best Management Practices and funding sources at Spring Creek Farm.

Nutrient Management Plan Verification and Agricultural Recognition Program

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This project will demonstrate the feasibility and implementation of in-field monitoring equipment for manure applications and field-specific water quality impacts of farming practices.

Barnyard runoff in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Scientist to Deliver Healthy Streams Program for Area Farmers

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Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., director of Stroud Water Research Center, will present information about streams and how they can be improved.

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Workshops: Farms for Food, Clean Water, and Healthy Streams

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An opportunity for farmers and rural landowners to learn how conservation projects and forested buffers can restore their streams to healthier conditions.

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Free Event to Focus on Conservation and Animal Health

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The Stroud Center is hosting a presentation for equine farm managers focused on conservation planning, stream ecology, and animal deworming issues.