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PA Legislators Need to Put the Money Where the Boots Are—on Farms

November 8, 2019

The boots on the ground—the farmers and the conservation community—are leading the way. It’s time state legislators invest in them.

Bringing the Farm to Life

October 30, 2019

Planting trees is part of treating the land—and cattle—right at Drager Farms in Lancaster County.

Pennsylvania Farmers Experience the Bay Their Efforts Can Save

October 3, 2019

Pennsylvania farmers recently spent a weekend on the Chesapeake Bay to see and feel the effects of their clean water efforts are having downstream.

Farmer Profiles: Dave Graybill

April 4, 2019

“You have to control the good things in your environment.”

CSAs for the Bay

March 6, 2019

In the Chesapeake region, small scale farming that emphasizes best management practices is vital in supporting the health of the Bay and its waterways.

Stewardship Event Emphasizes the Value of Conservation Practices and Partnerships

December 19, 2018

Visitors on hay wagons rode through rolling hills of corn, cover crops, and contour strips under a blazing sun in Juniata County, to get a closer look and to learn about conservation efforts through farmers' eyes.

This Week in the Watershed: A Win for the Bay

December 14, 2018

At first glance, the federal Farm Bill, full of wonky agriculture policy and programs with countless acronyms, doesn't appear to have a connection with the health of the Bay and its rivers and streams.

CBF Issues Statement on Compromise Federal Farm Bill

December 11, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—After reviewing the proposed federal Farm Bill compromise, which will be considered by the House and Senate, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Director of Science and Agricultural Policy Beth McGee issued this statement.

CBF Names Brenda Sieglitz to Manage the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership

December 11, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has named Brenda Sieglitz to manage the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, one of Pennsylvania’s most ambitious, collaborative, and challenging efforts to restore and protect its rivers and streams by planting 10 million trees by the end of 2025.

CBF: From Paper to Practice, Real Benefits Come When Farm Plans Are Implemented

December 7, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, made the following statement after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reported that inspections found that 96 percent of almost 3,000 small farms visited in the watershed meet state requirements for having pollution reduction plans.

CBF Issues Statement on Grant to Expand Rotational Grazing

December 4, 2018

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced yesterday that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will receive more than $850,000 to promote rotational grazing (also known as prescribed grazing) in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Photo of the Week: Greetings, Not Nitrogen from Dixie Virginia

August 27, 2018

Tree buffer planting along farms abutting watershed rivers help absorb nitrogen runoff.

CBF Brings Bedford Farmers to the Bay

August 22, 2018

Last July, 10 farmers from the base of Virginia's Blue Ridge mountains in Bedford County spent an eye-opening weekend on islands in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay during CBF's latest Farmers to the Bay excursion.

CBF Statement on Senate Letter Urging Bay Funding in Farm Bill

August 1, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—As the Senate voted to go to conference with the House on the Farm Bill, a bipartisan group of 23 members of Congress from both the Senate and House, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, in a letter urged support for Chesapeake Bay investment in the Farm Bill.

This Week in the Watershed: Best Bang for Our Buck

July 6, 2018

The least expensive ways to fight pollution also targets the largest source of pollution—agricultural runoff.

DEQ Commits to Monitor Poultry Operations for Pollution

July 2, 2018

(RICHMOND, VA)—The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has committed to undertake water quality monitoring of key poultry operations on the Eastern Shore after taking into account concerns from the community, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and other stakeholders.

Nice Farms Creamery: Grazing Cows Since Before It Was Cool

June 6, 2018

“Society has moved away from agriculture, and we want to bring people closer to the farm again.”

June Breakfasts to Discuss Opportunities for Restoration of South River and Christians Creek

May 31, 2018

Farmers, landowners, and residents are invited to two free local breakfast meetings to discuss the many funding opportunities for restoration work and farm conservation practices in the South River and Christians Creek watersheds.

Naturally Sunkissed Farm: Making the World Wilder and More Flavorful

May 23, 2018

This couple has made it a priority in life to craft a wilder world by mimicking the natural processes of the earth in their farming techniques.

T.O. Longest & Sons: Dressing the Land for the Long Haul

April 26, 2018

(DRAGONVILLE, VA)—Tommy Longest and his son-in-law, Kevin Norman, produce corn and no-till soybeans on about 4,000 acres (2,100 in corn) of land in King & Queen County, VA, between Dragon Run (the headwaters of the Piankatank River) and the Mattaponi River.