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As part of the spring 2026 Project Clean Stream season, the Alliance teamed up with multiple corporate partners to help clean waterways across the watershed.
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The Alliance has partnered with Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd., one of the nation’s leading Pekin duck producers, to integrate conservation best management practices that reduce nutrient runoff, strengthen biosecurity, and improve long-term environmental health across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
J-Team Dairy Farm milks 220 cows, with a focus on strong herd genetics and high milk quality. The family farms 175 acres, growing crops including corn, rye, and triticale, and approaches farming with sustainability and animal comfort in mind.
Nestled between Shade Mountain to the north and Tuscarora Mountain to the south, the county is the epitome of rural Pennsylvania, with rivers and creeks meandering through deep valleys and towering ridges.
Various stakeholders, including agricultural brands Case IH and New Holland, brought together conservation experts, policymakers and farmers to share best practices and innovative ideas.
For the past four years, the Alliance’s Agriculture team worked with an organic dairy farm in Lancaster County, PA, and last year, this nutrient reduction project was completed! Mr. Abner Stotlzfus, a Plain Sect farmer, operates a 40-cow organic dairy, supplying high-quality milk to Organic Valley.
From animal waste management systems to vegetative environmental buffers (VEBs), the Alliance and Perdue have been able to mitigate environmental resource concerns, while creating a more natural environment for the poultry flocks.
This past spring, the team celebrated the continued growth of the Sustainable Dairy PA partnership, a collaboration between the Alliance, the Hershey Company, and Land O’Lakes. About 15 Land O’Lakes and Hershey employees volunteered to plant 2.6 acres along a stream at a Land O’Lakes member farm.
Did this caterpillar find itself under the wrong end of a bird? No! This insect’s appearance acts as camouflage, making it look like bird droppings.
As the Alliance continues to grow within the agricultural conservation space across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, one thing is constant – our “brand” of conservation is driven by partnerships. The partnerships we create not only include the typical players such as; environmental nonprofits, state and local agencies, and universities, but also corporations.
