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Snyder County Conservation District Hosts Manure Management Workshops

Written by Shannon Wehinger on . Posted in Conservation District Project Spotlight, Mini-grant

Barry Spangler, Snyder County Conservation District Agricultural Conservation Technician, gives a presentation to farmers about how to write their own manure management plan. Photo provided by SCCD.

Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD) held four half-day manure management plan writing workshops in October 2020 and March 2021. Thirteen farmers attended.

Barry Spangler, SCCD Agricultural Conservation Technician, gave an overview of the new Manure Management Manual and other agricultural environmental regulations. He gave a step-by-step process of writing manure management plans that meet these new regulations.

Spangler also showed a video demonstrating PAOneStop, a free Penn State-managed website where farmers can create their own maps. 

Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.