Westmoreland Conservation District Hosts Southwest PA Soil Health Conference
Photo provided by Westmoreland Conservation District.
Westmoreland Conservation District hosted the 2025 Southwest PA Soil Health Conference in Latrobe, PA, where participants learned about various agricultural innovations. Topics focused on soil health, and included cover crops, riparian buffers, maximizing forage inventory, grazing research, and grant programs available to the agricultural community, including the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Multiple continuing education credits were available. The project cost $1,941 and was funded through PACD’s CREP mini-grant program.
Financial and other support for the CREP Outreach Program Office Mini-grant Program is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a Growing Greener Watershed Protection grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and with additional support from USDA-NRCS.