Conservation Practices

Explore how vegetated buffers benefit farms, waterways, and communities through improved water quality, reduced erosion, enhanced habitat, and greater farm resilience.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article about the benefits of solid waste storage facilities, available options, management practices, and additional resources.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article about the benefits of liquid waste storage facilities, available options, management practices, and additional resources.

Multi-generation organic dairy farm leverages conservation funding to protect water quality while improving operational efficiency

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article about the benefits of diversions, available options, management practices, and additional resources.

Gain hands-on experience with field survey tools to map agricultural topography and support conservation planning and engineering solutions.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article about the benefits of access roads, available options, management practices, and additional resources.

Charvin Organic Farms completed a major conservation project, addressing nutrient runoff and soil erosion through innovative partnerships and diverse funding sources.

Explore how DarkSky lighting protects night skies, supports public safety, and benefits wildlife and ecosystems while learning practical strategies for responsible outdoor lighting.

One Pennsylvania consultant's field-driven approach to helping farmers navigate conservation programs and get projects across the finish line.

ACAP funding turns a long-deferred conservation decision into reality at Bridger Farm.

Advance your expertise in agricultural conservation through hands-on learning, expert insights, and invaluable connections—all designed to strengthen conservation efforts and impact.

ACAP funding helps a Crawford County sheep farmer build the infrastructure to do conservation right.

The Penn State Equine Pasture Evaluation Disc (EPED) can be used to document the concentration of weeds and desirable plants in pastures.

Growing Great Buffers is a series of short, helpful videos that describe step-by-step maintenance tasks needed for newly planted riparian buffers.

Due to the low levels of precipitation seen across region this spring, 7 Pennsylvania counties (Adams, Bedford, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Somerset, York) are eligible for USDA Natural Disaster assistance, as of April 23, 2026.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article about grassed waterways.

Connect with over 200 conservation professionals at ACAP Ag Conservation Con to grow skills, share ideas, and advance agricultural conservation across Pennsylvania.

During the spring, when regular precipitation keeps soils moist, it is important to monitor your grazing to avoid soil compaction, which can reduce the productivity and environmental functions of your fields.

These videos provide basic information on high tunnel structures and pointers for their installation.

A grazing dairy in southeastern Pennsylvania meets summer forage needs with annual warm season mixtures planted in a continuous no-till system.

This video describes basic questions about hazards associated with manure pits located beneath solid and slatted floor dairy barns that incorporates manure storage.

Foolish Freddie demonstrates the proper approach to working in and around manure storages. Sensible steps that must be taken to assure safe entry and working conditions are shown in scale model manure storage.

A scale model is used to show risks of working in an empty manure pit without taking at least four simple precautions to ensure safe entry.

ACAP closes a critical funding gap for a whole-farm conservation project in Wayne County.