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Agriculture

Targeted Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers for Chester County Focus Areas

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project implements agricultural best management practices on farms, such as stormwater-runoff controls for barnyards and mushroom compost processing areas, new and seasonally earlier cover crops, improved no-till practices, and…

Evaluating How Conventional, Conservation, and Organic Farming Management Practices Enhance Soil Health and Improve Water Quality

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

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…

Diana Oviedo Vargas, Ph.D., collects biosolid samples to test for PFAS.

Evaluating the Risk for PFAS Contamination of Surface and Groundwater Through Application of Biosolids in Agroecosystems

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Scientists are investigating whether biosolid application on Pennsylvania farms represents a significant source of PFAS in soils and water. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS, are a group of…

Impact of Land Management on Vegetable Yield and Post-Harvest Nutrient Density

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

By examining the bacteria, Archaea, and fungi living in soils, this project will provide insights on how farming practices and land management affect the microbes that make soils healthy. This…

Impact of Pesticides on Soil and Vegetables Grown in Organic and Conventional Systems in a Long-Term Vegetable System Trial

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project characterizes microbial soil health through detailed community structure of bacteria and fungi and determines the relationship of microbial structure with application of pesticides under conventional and organic cropping…

Volunteers plant New Bolton Center fodder shrubs.

New Bolton Center and Stroud Center Partner on Clean Water Projects

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

The Penn Vet campus is a 700-acre living laboratory at the headwaters of White Clay Creek, protecting soil health, biodiversity, and water quality.

Jim Hershey by Jennifer Foster.

Jim Hershey Receives Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Jim and his family farm using no-till practices, cover crops, and riparian buffers that help keep soil and nutrients on the field and out of nearby streams.

A cross-section showing cover crop roots growing deeply into the soil.

Harnessing Machine Learning for Sustainable Farming and Water Protection

955 537 Stroud Water Research Center

DNA sequencing technology produces mind-boggling quantities of raw data. This is where machine learning is set to open a new expanse of knowledge.

A cross-section showing cover crop roots growing deeply into the soil.

Love Your (Gardening) Soils

955 537 Stroud Water Research Center

Skip the rototiller. Learn four soil-health principles, why worms matter, and steps to build water-wise, resilient home gardens.