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Capital RC&D's "Ag Conservation in our Communities" Photo Display

The Capital RC&D "Ag Conservation in our Communities" photo display is a traveling photo installation designed to increase awareness of conservation in our region. The display features conservation practices that connect to four major themes within Capital RC&D's work, including: soil, water, grazing, and communities. To learn more about the installation, the practices featured, or to discover how to be more involved in our work, visit the Ag Conservation in our Communities page.

Capital RC&D Wraps Up Monitoring of Carbon Sequestration for Carbon Credit Development Project

With a presentation to the USDA-NRCS State Technical Committee in January 2026, Capital RC&D staff wrapped up a multi-year project focused on soil monitoring. "Monitoring of Carbon Sequestration for Carbon Credit Development" was funded through a Conservation Innovation Grant and included partners such as EQT Corporation, Climate Smart Environmental Consulting, Team Ag, Teralytic, the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, and participating farms in Lancaster, Adams, and Cumberland counties.
To learn more about the project and final reports, visit the Carbon Monitoring project page.

Ann Baseshore, Capital RC&D Executive Director and Barry Frants, Technician for Capital RC&D, present findings at the USDA-NRCS State Technical Committee meeting in January 2026.

Capital RC&D is now on Facebook!

Capital RC&D Grazing Advising

The Capital RC&D Grazing Advising program is not new, in fact, it has been helping farmers and graziers since 2008, but we are excited to introduce the newest advisors and share details about the program. Information about the program, details about getting started, and brief bios about each advisor are available on the Grazing Advisor page, as well as featured within the latest Capital RC&D Conservation Podcast episode.

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Capital RC&D co-produces The Graziers Grapevine podcast

Episode 32: Equine Parasites with Donna Foulk and Dr. Linda Quodomine, DVM
Guest host, Cheryl Burns, speaks with Capital RC&D Grazing Advisor, Donna Foulk, and Dr. Linda Quodomine, DVM about equine parasites, research, and prevention.

Cover Crop Grazing Case Study Videos

Case study videos featuring two of the farms participating in Capital RC&D's Cover Crop Grazing program are now available here as well as the Capital RC&D YouTube channel.