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Students are leveraging aerial imagery to identify opportunities for implementing conservation practices across select watersheds in Pennsylvania.

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

Raising poultry has become a popular hobby, but there are things to consider before you commit.  Learn what it takes to raise poultry in your backyard.

Potato Grower Interview

Interview with an organic vegetable producer covering marketing and production.

Learn characteristics of common cool-season perennial grasses and legumes planted in horse pastures.

The video shows you how to calibrate your rotary spreader.

Gain insights into cattle markets, nutrition, and emerging technologies at the 57th Annual Lancaster Cattle Feeders Day.

Asparagus producer video explaining the benefits and drawbacks of asparagus production.

Recap the 2025 crop production season, discover agronomic innovations, and earn valuable certification credits. Attendees gain expert insights, network with industry leaders, and enjoy a buffet lunch.

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.

A new HPAI case in Lancaster County highlights the need for biosecurity. Clean and disinfect boots, gear, and vehicles to prevent spreading the virus between wild birds and poultry.

Onion harvesting

This video explains why GAPs are important, discusses sources of contamination, and presents some of the challenges to maintaining food safety.

Several steps are discussed to help homeowners and farmers protect and properly manage their private water well.

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.

Properly managing and disposing of dead farm animals is important. Every livestock and poultry operation should have a proper dead stock disposal strategy.

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.

Harvesting in winter conditions can present new challenges for farmers. This video introduces safety concerns associated with harvesting biomass crops in winter conditions.

Learn about PFAS, or "forever chemicals," their presence in aquatic systems, human exposure through fish consumption, and steps to minimize risk.

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

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

Explore how USGS water quality monitoring in Pennsylvania's agricultural watersheds informs data-driven land and water management for lasting resource stewardship.