Credit: Delmarva Farmer | Original press release here. Preliminary results of a split-nitrogen cost-share project show positive signs for agronomics and water quality, a project organizer said during the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Association. In the first year of the three-year project, funded through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife […]
This funding is available through the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project Sustainable Chesapeake secured in partnership with the Maryland Department of Agriculture and the Delaware-Maryland 4R Alliance. EQIP-eligible farmers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Harford County will be able to secure funding for precision nutrient management and soil health conservation practices. Interested […]
Queenstown, Maryland (December 8, 2021) – The Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Association is discovering barriers to 4R (right Source, Rate, Time, and Place) practice adoption. In the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, 2,700 randomly selected farmers will receive a mailed survey from the University of Delaware. The overall goal of this survey is to inform outreach efforts […]
Shillington, Pennsylvania (October 14, 2021) – The Pennsylvania 4R Nutrient Stewardship Alliance (PA4R) has received funding through a 2021 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Professional Development grant to provide education to Pennsylvania’s farm advisers about 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices. This funding includes the development of six webinars on 4R topics as well as […]