Ag Literacy

A career profile of Tim Peters, Pennsylvania State Conservation Engineer with the USDA- Natural Resource Conservation Service.

A career profile of Kent Bitting, an agricultural conservation engineer with the Lancaster County Conservation District.

More than just a training event, the 2026 ACAP Ag Conservation Con brought 270 agricultural conservation professionals from across Pennsylvania and beyond.

Explore how nature journaling deepens your connection to the outdoors, boosts creativity and mindfulness, and sharpens observation through examples, guidance, and a brief hands-on activity.

Using a mixture of the herbicides glyphosate and triclopyr can provide a broadly effective and low-risk treatment for invasive plant species.

Pasture management can be a lot of work. Here's how to break down your planning by the season.

A career profile of Danielle Kalp, an agricultural conservation engineer with the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts.

Learn the distinguishing characteristics to help you accurately identify the invasive Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum).

Before establishing a new orchard block, carefully assess all the factors that will affect fruit quality, production efficiency, and orchard sustainability.

This event is for growers and others interested in produce safety, the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices, and co-managing natural resources.

Learn about forest ecosystems, management, and stewardship practices. Interact with educators through live discussions and discussion boards.

Precut rye straw is a good alternative to conventional small grain straw since it is made in late spring and many crops can be planted after it's harvest.

This video highlights the top hazards that can be found while working around grain and discusses best practices for promoting safety.

Diseases in your farm animals can have serious consequences for you, your neighbors, and beyond. Learn how you can prevent the spread of animal diseases.

A newly revamped lineup of trainings designed to better support today's conservation professionals.

In this video, learn how to take representative soil samples in agronomic fields.

Learn how the produce safety rule requires you to make visitors aware of your farm's food safety policies and procedures.

Tree-of-heaven is especially difficult to eliminate. Learn when and how to apply control measures, including herbicides, to eradicate this prolific tree.

Sheep producers struggle daily with anthelmintic resistance and the impact this resistance has on flock productivity and health. Managed grazing strategies may be one way to reduce reliance on anthelmintics to combat growing resistance concerns.

Biosecurity helps prevent spreading diseases and pests between farms. By following sanitation, communication, and downtime practices, conservation professionals protect agriculture and build trust.

This article provides strategies for conserving forest biodiversity, provides a brief overview of species of concern in Pennsylvania, and suggests ways you can conserve biodiversity in your forest.

Key points to help those working in the Ag industry understand what silo gas is and how it is created.

This video outlines the basic steps you can take to plan a vegetable crop rotation from the start.

There are many possible production scenarios for beef cattle. This video will explain two different types of production, grass-fed versus grain-fed beef.

These videos will discuss the basics of ruminant nutrition relative to how forage quality affects ruminal function and animal performance.