In October of 2011, the PA Department of Environmental Protection released new regulations for all farms of any size that produce or apply manure.  These regulations  require everyone to maintain records on manure and animal management on operations.

It should be noted that many farmers that previously were not required to keep records are now required to do so.  The new regulations include horse farms, small farms that land apply manure, those that export their manure, and farms that pasture animals. 

Information about the new regulations can be found by following this link: New Manure Management Manual. 

Berks County Conservation District is also hosting the following workshops to help farmers understand the new regulations and develop a plan of their own:

If anyone is interested in attending these workshops, or need aid in developing their plan, feel free to contact the district at 610-372-4657, email Damian.Painter@pa.nacdnet.net, or print out and mail this form to:

PAOneStop

Berks County Conservation District is also announcing that we have teamed up with PAOneStop in presenting several workshops to be held this spring.  The workshops will be held on February 17th at 9 AM and March 20th at 4 PM.  PaOneStop is an online mapping resource that assists farmers in developing Conservation plans.  It should be noted that the new Manure Management Manual requires a map as part of your Manure Management Plan. 

You can learn more about PAOneStop here.  If you are interested in attending these workshops, please email Damian.Painter@pa.nacd.net or call the Berks County Conservation District at 610-372-4657.