1114 Shawan Road, Suite 4
             Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
             Phone: (410) 527-5920, ext. 3
        Monday - Friday  7:00 AM - 4:30 PM

A small grain or legume crop planted in the fall to recover unused plant nutrients from the root zone, control soil erosion and improve the soil.

Planting grasses or other vegetation to protect a severly eroding area from soil erosion.

Planting grasses or legumes to improve forage production, improve livestock nutrition, protect the soil from erosion and improve water quality.

Trees, shrubs or grasses planted next to waterways including rivers, streams and drainage ditches to filter runoff, improve water quality, protect the soil from erosion and provide wildlife habitat.

Trees and shrubs planted near poultry houses to improve air quality, create visual screens, protect against winter winds and provide shade.

A roofed structure designed for composting the normal daily accumulation of dead birds from a poultry operation.

A long earthen embankment built across the slope to direct runoff water from a specific area.

Earthen, wooden, concrete or other structure built across a drainageway or gully to control and reduce water flow.

Shaping and establishing grass in a natural drainageway to prevent gullies from forming and control soil erosion.

Stabilizing areas that are disturbed because of frequent and intensive use by livestock or farm equipment.

A system of troughs and water lines to provide livestock with water from a spring, pond, well or other source.

These structures are used to store manure produced by poultry or livestock until conditions are right for field application or transport can be arranged.

A system for collecting, controlling and disposing of runoff water from non-residential farm buildings.

A method of treating sinkholes to protect water quality by eliminating a direct channel for pollutants to enter groundwater.

Protecting a stream by exluding livestock, stabilizing the stream channel and establishing vegetative buffer zones.

An earthen ridge around a hillside that stops water flow and stores or guides water safely off a field.

A structure in a water management system or drainage channel that conveys water, controls the direction or rate of flow, maintains a desired water surface elevation or measures water.

Restoring the water and plant community in a former or degraded wetland to improve water quality and provide wildlife habitat.

Tillage, planting and other farming practices performed on or near the contour of the field--not up and down the hill.

Leaving residue from the previous crop on the soil surface for a specific period of time by reducing tillage.

Changing the crops grown in a field on a regular basis.

Evaluating and using a tailored pest management system to reduce crop and environmental damages.

Poultry and livestock producers transport excess manure off their farms as part of an animal waste management system and nutrient mangement plan.

Applying the correct amount and form of plant nutrients to achieve realistic crop yield goals while minimizing the movement of nutrients into surface waters and groundwater.

Managing pasture grazing by moving livestock from one area to another at the proper time to maintain high quality forage.

Changing farming practices near the farmstead in order to reduce the risk of contaminating water sources, particularly domestic water supplies.