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Today, Marylanders can count on our farmers to produce a wide array of signature crops, from poultry and produce on the Eastern Shore to apple butter and ice cream in Frederick and Washington Counties.
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Pennsylvania offers abundant opportunities for agriculture conservation; it’s home to over 49,000 farms, covering 7 million acres. Running through these acres is an abundant network of waterways that ultimately feed into the Chesapeake Bay. PA has about 85,500 miles of rivers and streams which supply over 2,000,000 acres of lakes, bays, and wetlands.
Since launching our Richmond-based agriculture team in 2021, the Alliance has expanded its efforts across the Commonwealth of Virginia, working closely with farmers and rural landowners from all corners of the state.
The methods used to farm have lasting impacts on water and habitat quality, animal welfare, farmers’ livelihoods, and access to fresh foods.
The spring and summer seasons are a very busy period on farms and in farm country, specifically for those who grow crops and produce. As temperatures warm, farmers start preparing the ground for planting season. Arguably, the most important part is tilling.
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.
It was a beautiful summer morning when I pulled into an Amish dairy farm in Pennsylvania. After patiently waiting for an old farm dog to trot out of the driveway, I parked behind the barn and began setting up my camera gear.
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.
