Menu
Posts Tagged :

Agriculture

Delaware River Watershed Initiative Rodale/Stroud Water Research Center Collaboration

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project enables a collaboration with Rodale Institute to advance knowledge on soil health and impacts on water quality, including a comparison of till, no-till, and organic-based cropping systems. Related…

Jeff and Sue Frey in front of farm buildings, photo courtesy of American Agriculturist.

Stroud Center Partners Named Mid-Atlantic Master Farmers

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Jeff and Sue Frey received a lifetime achievement award that recognizes exemplary role models of outstanding management, land stewardship, and community leadership. 

Linford Weber and Deanne Boyer of Willow Run Farm

On the Road to Restoration

800 600 Stroud Water Research Center

Learn how far our watershed restoration program has come in nearly 10 years and where we’re going to help farms adopt science-based solutions that restore healthy streams.

Mike Brubaker in a field at Brubaker Farms.

Brubaker Farms, a Stroud Center Partner, Wins Leopold Conservation Award

800 451 Stroud Water Research Center

The Stroud Center worked with the Brubakers on measures to protect water quality, including manure management, fencing cows out of Donegal Creek, and planting streamside forest buffers.

Pennsylvania DCNR staff work together to plant a shrub within a riparian forest buffer.

Mixing It Up: Riparian Buffers That Clean up Waterways and Produce Profitable Crops

768 507 Stroud Water Research Center

Stroud Center researchers have teamed up with Propagate Ventures to design and implement for-profit, lower-risk buffers that can provide a source of income for farmers.

Roger Rohrer points out a planting of switchgrass on a steep section of his farm.

One Farmer’s Journey to Planting a Better Buffer

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

It’s not just one practice that can clean up a stream, but a lot of practices. And it’s not just one farmer; it takes every farmer along a stream to get it clean and keep it clean.

Scientists Explore the Power of Hemp and Better Farming Methods to Build Healthy Soils and Protect Clean Water

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Two recent field days gave us an opportunity to present updates on research projects examining the connection between farming methods, healthy soils, and clean fresh water.

Sunset over a farm field.

Your Land and Legacy: Resources for Agricultural Landowners

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Learn how non-operating agricultural landowners can plan and coordinate better with farm operators to enhance soil health, soil and water conservation, and crop productivity.

Developing Industrial Hemp Markets and Supply Chains: An Educational Series

Developing Industrial Hemp Markets and Supply Chains: An Educational Series

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Please join us for a day of hemp discussion including a fiber and grain field tour and lectures.

2021 Lancaster Water Week webinar video

The Food, Farming, and Water Connection

558 314 Stroud Water Research Center

Find out how you can make choices that support local organic and regenerative farmers who are dedicated to healthy food, healthy land, and clean water.