workgroup goal
To minimize agricultural impacts on water quality and enhance land productivity.
key actions
- Implementation and maintenance of BMPs to reduce pollutants.
- Development of comprehensive conservation plans.
- Education and collaboration with farmers and stakeholders.
- Monitoring and assessment of BMP effectiveness.
The Agriculture workgroup works to engage and educate farmers to implement agricultural best management practices (BMPs) and to conserve and improve agricultural lands. These efforts ultimately improve land, habitat, and water quality by reducing the pollutants such as sediment, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, and pathogens running off of agricultural land.
Events
featured event
SAN Agriculture Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
November 6, 2024
There are currently no events for this workgroup.
News
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Blue Marsh Dam provides some protection from flooding in Berks
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50 years later, Agnes flood still worst on record in Berks
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Dept. Of Agriculture Protects 2,264 Acres Of Farmland In 18 Counties; 613,884 Acres Protected
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ESMC Partners With Conservation Innovation Fund To Create Innovative Water, Carbon, And Biodiversity Credit Opportunities In the Mid-Atlantic States
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Schuylkill River Trashed Reputation: Waterway is Clean but has Public Relations Problem