The New York City Watershed Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) serves as the capstone in the whole farm planning process for the ambitious Watershed Ag Program. USDA's Delaware County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office has partnered with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), the Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), the New York City Department of Environmental...
Dairy farmers Paul and Candice Menke understand the value of land stewardship. Their farm was one of the first to enroll in the agricultural conservation pilot program sponsored by the New York City Watershed Ag Program. Recently they marked another environmental milestone by becoming the 100th contract enrolled in the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) New York Conservation Reserve Enhancement...
Donald and Joanne Hosking probably never thought they could impact the lives of 9 million people. But they are doing so without leaving their Delaware County, New York, dairy farm. The Hosking's participate in the New York City Watershed Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) that is improving drinking water for New York City-area residents....
