USDA Awards 4.575 million to Sustainable Chesapeake to Support Comprehensive Nutrient Management

To expand the adoption of manure injection, Sustainable Chesapeake is working with partners throughout the Chesapeake Bay region using innovative financing approaches to encourage custom applicators like Tim McMichael to invest in new equipment and to offer farmers new to manure injection the opportunity to try it at no additional cost. With funding from the Maryland Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bay Trust Fund and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, our custom applicator partners have purchased seven new manure injection units and worked with over 70 farmers in the Maryland and Pennsylvania region to inject manure on over 11,000 acres. Our Extension partners have held four field day events that featured manure injection equipment and highlighted the nutrient benefits of manure injection. To expand the adoption of manure injection, Sustainable Chesapeake is working with partners throughout the Chesapeake Bay region using innovative financing approaches to encourage custom applicators like Tim McMichael to invest in new equipment and to offer farmers new to manure injection the opportunity to try it at no additional cost. With funding from the Maryland Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bay Trust Fund and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, our custom applicator partners have purchased seven new manure injection units and worked with over 70 farmers in the Maryland and Pennsylvania region to inject manure on over 11,000 acres. Our Extension partners have held four field day events that featured manure injection equipment and highlighted the nutrient benefits of manure injection.