Promoting ‘4Rs’ and pushing new ideas

Drag line manure hoses are something you don’t see much of in Pennsylvania. But Jeff Zimmerman, owner of Agri-Applicators in Lebanon, which specializes in custom manure application, is sold on them, especially when used with a manure injector. With farmers under pressure to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus getting into waterways, things such […]

Cover Crops and the 4Rs- Five Things to Know

Dr. Ken Staver knows a lot about cover crops. In a recent interview with the hosts of From Cloud to Cab, the Associate Research Scientist and Acting Director of the Wye Research and Education Center talked about his 30 years of research and how cover crops relate to soil health and the 4Rs- using the […]

After the 4R Field Day- Stay Up to Date!

Ken Staver, Director of the Wye Research and Education Center (WREC) welcomed the crowd at our 4R Technology Field Day on August 15 by encouraging them to “go beyond the surface and really dig into the topics, ask a lot of questions.” Field day attendees visited four stations throughout the day, focused on the right […]