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Making Conservation Pay, Chesapeake Bay On-Farm Network Conference Feb. 24
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With growing pressure to protect and improve water quality, there is a real need for effective strategies and tools that deliver documentable benefits and are economically viable for growers. The Making Conservation Pay Conference offers farmers strategies for helping to achieve environmental goals.
The Conference will be held February 24 at the Farm & Home Center of Lancaster County from 8:00 to 12:30 p.m.
The conference is for farmers; farm advisors and consultants; local, state, and federal agency and conservation district staff; and other interested stakeholders. It will feature a presentation by former Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding.
The On-Farm Network offers a variety of strategies for farmers. This voluntary and well-coordinated initiative uses a variety of tools, including remote sensing, GPS and yield monitors, to collect data in real world conditions and use that information to help growers improve management – benefiting the environment and their bottom line.
The program has more than 125 farmers in PA, 75 in VA, and 75 in DE, with a total of almost 1,000 farmers participating across ten states.
On average, farmers participating for more than two years are reducing nitrogen applications by 20-25 percent while maintaining or improving yields. This generates an economic benefit of about $12/acre in nitrogen fertilizer savings.
The Conference will feature timely topics such as: the On-Farm Network –What it is, where is it going; What the Data Shows: Using Strip Trials to Make Decisions; Programming for Adaptive Management – Changes at NRCS; On-Farm Utility of Using Aerial Imagery; Implementing PA Watershed Implementation Plan and the Role of the On-Farm Network.
For more information and to register, contact Jean Zentz at TeamAg Inc at 717-721-6795 or by sending email to: jeanz@teamaginc.com.
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1/24/2011 |
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