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NEWS YOU CAN USE  ~  JANUARY 4, 2022
A monthly collection of recent news, upcoming events, and articles of interest
Alliance News
Dates Set for Alliance 2022 Winter Meetings
This year the No-Till Alliance is pleased to once again host two of our popular Winter Soil Health meetings. Each will focus on a variety of topics of interest to both new and experienced no-tillers through a combination of presentations dedicated to the latest research and trends, to farmer experience with transition to full no-till and cover cropping and discussion of practical methods to reduce costs in the face of expected high input costs in 2022.
Monday, March 14
Lebanon Fairgrounds & Expo Center
(Lebanon County, PA)
Friday, March 18
Hickory Post 6166 VFW Club
(Hermitage, Mercer County, PA) 
Mark your calendar now and watch future newsletters for more details of the programs and how to register.
Conservation Display at Farm Show Features No-Till and Cover Crops
The 2022 PA Farm Show will once again be in-person and open to the public on January 8-15 in Harrisburg. And, once again, the No-Till Alliance is assisting with the large (nearly 3000 sq. ft.!) conservation display featuring practices such as no-till and cover crops for both commodity crops and smaller food crop operations.

With the assistance of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, it will also feature the rainfall simulator with demonstrations twice daily. In addition, there will be an appropriately fenced and buffered stream running through part of the display.

Below are pictures of it, just about all set up and ready for opening day. It might be the greenest January cover crop in all of Pennsylvania, thanks to Quality Greenhouses!

If you are at the Farm Show, please stop by the main expo hall and take a look.
Conservation Display at 2022 PA Farm Show
Almost Ready for Opening Day!
The greenest January cover crop in
Pennsylvania is at the Farm Show!
It’s Time to Renew Your No-Till Alliance Membership
If you have not yet done so, NOW is the time to renew your No-Till Alliance membership for 2022. Just print and mail the form below or go to the Alliance website at www.panotill.org. 

You may also qualify for a FREE membership by updating or completing the no-till and cover crop survey found at https://panotill.org/membership/.
Alliance Board members to meet with EPA officials
At their request, the newly appointed EPA Region III director Adam Ortiz and agricultural liaison Kelly Shenk will meet with a number of Alliance board members on January 12. They wish to gain firsthand, a better understanding of what farmers are doing on their operations to protect soil health and water quality — with, or more likely, without regulatory oversight.

This is a great opportunity to “tell our story” to a regulatory agency and express farmer’s opinions on how we might be able to work more cooperatively in the future. Stay tuned for a recap of the meeting.
Become a 2022 Annual Sponsor of the PA No-Till Alliance
The Alliance is very appreciative of those entities that support our efforts as Annual Sponsors. If you are a current sponsor who has not yet renewed for 2022, you will shortly receive a request via USPS mail. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact Jay Howes at jhowes@pennag.com.
Ag Articles of Interest
Agri-Link Investment Program Relaunched
Low-interest loan program supports agriculture best management practices
Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, Rep. Rich Irvin, and the chairs of the Senate and House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committees today announced the relaunch of the Agriculture Linked (Agri-Link) Investment Program. The program offers low-interest loans to Pennsylvania agriculture operations implementing best management practices (BMPs).
 
They were joined in the announcement by representatives of the agricultural community and the four chairs of the legislative committees with oversight of agricultural issues.
 
“Giving our farmers access to these affordable loans once again will help sustain agriculture operations in every corner of the Commonwealth,” Garrity said. “Agriculture is one of the biggest drivers of our state’s economy, and this support will allow farmers to implement new and innovative best practices.”
 
Agri-Link is open to farmers in all 67 counties and offers low-interest loans up to $250,000 with terms no longer than 12 years. More information is available on the Agri-Link page on the Department of Agriculture’s website.
 
Read the full press release here.
Thank You Alliance Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Lancaster Farming
MM Weaver and Sons
Stroud Water Research Center
PA Department of Agriculture

Silver Sponsors
AgChoice and Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit
Corteva Agriscience
DuPont Pioneer
Gro-Mor Plant Food, Inc.
Melvin Weaver & Sons

Bronze Sponsors
American Dairy Association North East
Bayer CropScience
Fulton Bank
GROWMARK FS
Hostetter Grain, Inc.
King's AgriSeeds
PA Grain Processing, LLC
TIMAC USA
Univest Financial Corporation

Sponsor
Bernard C. Morrissey Insurance, Inc.
Bottom Line Ag Supply
Rosetree Consulting
The Mill
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