Dickinson Township Supervisor Jennifer DeGaetano said food processing residual use is "widespread" in the township and happens in other parts of the county as well.
Liquid manure doesn’t run off of Greg Strayer’s Cumberland County beef farm and threaten the Conodoguinet Creek any longer, thanks to a new 185,000-gallon storage area made possible with cost-share
HARRISBURG – Liquid manure doesn’t run off of Greg Strayer’s Cumberland County beef farm and threaten the Conodoguinet Creek any longer, thanks to a new 185,000-gallon storage area made possible
The timing of drainage repairs to Ridge Road in Mount Holly Springs hinges on a commitment letter from a state agency and the signatures of seven landowners.
Cumberland County’s cover crop incentive program has become a model for other Pennsylvania municipalities and farmers looking to improve soil health and reduce polluted agricultural runoff.
Cumberland County Conservation District offers college scholarships
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
More than $3,000 in scholarship funds are available for Cumberland County college students who are majoring in agriculture, environmental resource management, conservation/natural resources, forestry or any other related field.
For the past 17 years, the Cumberland County Conservation District has been supporting students through its Environmental College Scholarship Program. This year, four $500 and one $1000 scholarship will be available, according to a press release.
“Again this year, the Wilbur E. Wolf Jr. Memorial $1000 Scholarship will be awarded to the top applicant, Carl Goshorn, conservation district director, said. “Wilbur Wolf was a county conservation advocate who served the Cumberland County Conservation District for 29 years.”