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Mike Brubaker in a field at Brubaker Farms.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

How Farming Practices Influence Water Quality and Soil Health

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Scientists from the Stroud Center and Rodale Institute share what they’re learning from the Watershed Impact Trial on the MOSES Organic Farming Podcast.

Website Helps Landowners Lease Farms Wisely to Promote Soil Health, Water Quality

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LandownerHelp.com is a free resource helping landowners grow better relationships with tenant farmers that incentivize long-term investments on land that also address broader environmental impacts.

Restoring and Protecting Water Quality and Mitigating Flooding in Rural Landscapes

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Executive Director Dave Arscott, Ph.D., shared how Stroud Water Research Center is working to mitigate threats to water quality.