Agricultural producers are invited to an informative program on ways to improve farm profitability through conservation at the Keystone Farm Show in the Pennsylvania Room at the York Fairgrounds (Pennsylvania Room Building #7) on January 9 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, Penn State University, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the State Conservation Commission will be presenting information on new tools that will help producers conserve natural resources while improving their bottom line.

Tax credits for conservation practices through the Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) program, precision dairy feeding to minimize manure nutrients while enhancing production, use of various by-products such as distillers grains in rations, and Environmental Quality Incentives Program assistance for feed management will be discussed.

Information will be available from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with scheduled presentations at: 10:00 REAP tax credits for conservation, 10:30 Precision dairy feeding and by-products, 11:00 EQIP funds for feed management, 1:00 REAP tax credits for conservation, 1:30 Precision dairy feeding and by-products, 2:00 EQIP funds for feed management

For more information, contact Kelly O’Neill, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 717-234-5550 or send email to: koneill@cbf.org .

1/4/2008