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Conewago Watershed Winter Farmers Meeting Set For February 3
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The Conewago Creek Initiative will host a meeting for all Conewago Creek Watershed farmers on February 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, 840 North Hanover Street, Elizabethtown. The meeting is free and includes lunch.
Farmers attending will hear about the progress of the Conewago Creek Initiative, a collaborative partnership effort in the Conewago Creek Watershed in Dauphin, Lebanon, and Lancaster Counties.
Through the Initiative, conservation partners are working with farmers and other residents to increase awareness of and interest in adopting land management practices to improve the water quality of the Conewago Creek and its tributaries.
The winter meeting will feature presentations on manure incorporation, barnyard management, riparian buffers, and nutrient management. Initiative partners will be on hand to discuss programs available for Conewago farmers to install conservation practices on their farms.
The “Subsurfer,” an innovative manure applicator that injects dry poultry manure and is available for field trials in the Conewago this spring, will be on hand for viewing.
Meeting sponsors and participants include: Penn State Extension; Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon County Conservation Districts; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; USDA Agricultural Research Service; American Farmland Trust; and Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
The meeting includes a hot lunch. There is no fee, but space is limited. To register, contact Nate Straw at 717-948-6609 or send email to: nws5287@ag.psu.edu.
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1/30/2012 |
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