Reposted from Lancaster Farming - Apr 13, 2023
Philip Gruber, pgruber@lancasterfarming.com
KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvania to be the nation’s leader in organic farming.
That would mean tripling the state’s organic sales to keep pace with much bigger California.
Still, according to Ag Secretary Russell...
Written by Tom Venesky
Originally published on Lancaster Farming on Aug. 31, 2021
A new program has lofty goals for increasing grass-based dairy farming in southeastern Pennsylvania, and it could come with big financial benefits for farmers.
Using a $1 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Pasa...
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by Eric Sauder
As a result of the pandemic, the 2021 PA Farm Show was held virtually. Farmers rallied to provide educational content so that families across the state could still connect with the people producing their food and fiber. TeamAg was present this year to introduce our work to help farmers build soil, improve profits, and reverse climate change through regenerative farming. Special thanks to USDA NRCS and the PA Department of Agriculture for funding the pilot projects we discuss in this talk.
TeamAg collaborated with the Environmental Defense Fund and K-Coe Isom to develop a report, entitled
How conservation makes dairy farm more resilient, especially in a lean agricultural economy, which documents how successful implementation of conservation can help farmers improve both the economic and environmental performance of their farms.
Chris Sigmund, President of TeamAg accepted an award from the Chester County Conservation District for Conservationist of the Year. We are appreciative and honored to have received this award....
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by Eric Sauder
On January 3, 2018, PENNVEST and Chester County Conservation District settled on funding to install agricultural best management practices (BMPs) on Elam King’sfarm located in Colerain Township, Lancaster County. The BMPs funded include a circular manure storage facility, a heavy use area, a slatted under...