Agriculture

Publications & Materials

Cambria County
Cambria County Conservation District - Louis Kopczyk, Project Leader
401 Candlelight Dr.
Suite 221
Ebensburg, PA 15931
(814) 472-2120
Mini-Grant Funds: $195 Audience: Farmers, Homeowners
Field Application Record
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve the Chesapeake Bay through the issuing of Field Application Records and monitoring of improved nutrient application practices.
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge of NPs pollution, Chesapeake Bay, role audience plays in making a positive difference, role nutrient application plays; Target audience improves nutrient application practices.
Program Year: 07/08

Cambria County
Cambria County Conservation District - Louis Kopczyk, Project Leader
401 Candlelight Drive
Ebensburg, PA 15931
(814) 472-2120
Mini-Grant Funds: $999.32 Audience: farmers
Field Application Record
The district produced weatherproof notebooks for farm operators to record the application of nutrients, pesticides, and other materials on the fields. The goal is to reduce pollution through proper and convenient record-keeping.
Click here for sample products created by this project.
Program Year: 04/05

Chester County
Chester County Conservation District - Chotty Sprenkle, Project Leader
601 Westtown Road, Suite 240
Chester, PA 19330
(610) 696-5126
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: farmers
Promoting Agriculture Conservation -- What It Means to Be a Chester County Conservation District Cooperator
Targeted to the Amish and English speaking agriculture community in the county, the district developed a campaign to encourage the sign-up of "district cooperators" for construction and implementation of best management practices on farms. The effort included printed materials, personal visits, and organized meetings for those interested.
Program Year: 03/04

Chester County
Octoraro Watershed Association - Patrick Fasano, Project Leader
517 Pine Grove Road
Nottingham, PA 19362
(717) 529-2132
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Old Order Amish Community
Amish Education Outreach
The project's goal was to preserve the health of the watershed by implementing an outreach program directed at the Old Order Amish community. Specifically, the association provided Amish children with educational brochures highlighting farming best management practices.
Program Year: 04/05

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Donna Fabry, Project Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Rd.
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,250 Audience: Agricultural Community
Ag Newsletter
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve the Chesapeake Bay through providing a quarterly Agricultural Newsletter.
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge of NPs pollution, Chesapeake Bay, role audience plays in making a positive difference; Target audience takes action to reduce NPs pollution and improve water quality/Chesapeake Bay.
Program Year: 07/08

Lancaster/Chester County
Lancaster County Conservation District/Octoraro Watershed Association - Patrick Fasano, Project Leader
1383 Arcadia Road
Lancaster, PA 17543
(717) 529-2132
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Farmers
Agricultural BMP Calendar Design and Distribution
Geared for Amish farmers and others, the calendar each month highlights a type of farmland improvement project, describing what the project entails and its benefits.
Program Year: 05/06

Lancaster County
Lancaster County Conservation District - Mark Reider, Project Leader
1383 Arcadia Road, Farm & Home Center, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361 ext. 116
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: farmers, watershed groups, public
Reducing Nonpoint Source Pollution through Nutrient Management and Precision Agricultural Record Keeping Systems
The goal of this project was to educate those who apply nutrients to their land and facilitate responsible nutrient management. The district developed and distributed individual folders containing detailed record-keeping materials and maps generated through a Geographic Information System (GIS) to all participating farms. Staff met with these operators to discuss the effectiveness of the materials and then published a report detailing countywide information and significant findings.
Program Year: 2003