Conservation Practices

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training fact sheet about using constructed trails and walkways to manage livestock movement, reduce erosion, stabilize walking surfaces, and support integrated conservation practices on farms.

A video guide to affordable and easy stream bank restoration using branch cuttings called live stakes.

Explore biochar's role in soil health, water infiltration, and crop growth through recent Pennsylvania-based research.

Learn practical, farm-scale strategies to reduce flood risk, protect soil and water quality, and build long-term resilience using proven practices from Pennsylvania farms.

There are many reasons to improve your horse pastures, like equine health and environmental quality. But how do you know if your pasture needs improvement? These videos will explain why and how to evaluate horse pastures.

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

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training fact sheet about using roof runoff structures to manage and channel rainwater and protect nearby surface water.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article about using roofs to manage rainwater, improve stormwater management, and protect surface water.

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

Learn about no-till tobacco production in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

If winter manure spreading is absolutely unavoidable, follow these requirements to do it legally.

Discover how soil health practices on Pennsylvania farms protect land, improve water quality, and sustain the Chesapeake Bay through agricultural stewardship upstream.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training fact sheet about using fencing to manage livestock, protect water and soil resources, and support conservation practices on farms.

Resiliency against agricultural droughts and excess water conditions: Role of soil organic carbon

The video shows you how to calibrate your rotary spreader.

A Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training article that explains how filtration or settling systems can separate solids and nutrients from liquid manure to improve handling, reduce odor, recycle bedding, protect water and air quality, and support efficient nutrient management on farms.

Learn about Barred Owls, a local nest box project, and how you can create habitat for owls while discovering Pennsylvania’s eight owl species in this engaging conservation program.

EARP connects you with the right resource so you can keep conservation work moving forward without burning out your team.

ACAP funding helps beginning farmers establish a multifunctional riparian buffer that blends environmental stewardship with farm innovation.

Information for contractors to properly build an infiltration surface; the soil surface where stormwater or wastewater is expected to enter the soil profile.

Cover crops are an essential component of a sustainable farming system. Learn how farmers are using them to protect and build up the soil.

Learn to plan, design, and certify watering systems through PAS training, required for professionals seeking ACAP conservation practice approval.

Reusing industrial waste for long-lasting stormwater solutions

The seed delivery system in drills is not as precise as that used in planters because they use flutes or sponges to meter seed instead of seed singulation.

Using ACAP to turn a family farm into a model of what's possible when conservation and agriculture work hand in hand.