The Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences in partnership with the Pennsylvania USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service presented a webinar on August 15 starting at 2:45 from Ag Progress Days on Conservation Innovations on PA farm lands.

PA NRCS State Conservationist Denise Coleman was joined by Dr. Wayne Honeycutt, NRCS’s Deputy Chief of Science & Technology and Dr. Bruce McPheron, Dean of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences to hear a lightning round of reports from Conservation Innovation Grant projects from across the Commonwealth conducted by researchers from Penn State’s Ag Sciences, Rodale Institute, and the American Chestnut Foundation in partnership with Pennsylvania’s producers. 

Topics included:

-- Promoting Adoption of Innovative Conservation Cropping Systems on Livestock Farms;

-- Engine and Heating Fuel from Farm Grown Crops;

-- Without Carrot or Stick – Promoting BMPs on Small Dairy Farms;

-- American Chestnut Restoration on Reclaimed Mine Lands and the Creation of Tools for Reforestation;

-- Environmental Stewardship on Small Farms and Equine Operations; and

-- Innovations in Transitioning to Organic Systems

To view the webinar, visit the Ag & Environment website.

8/20/2012