EPA National, Regional Officials Touring PA Dairy Farms To Highlight Clean Water, Climate, and Farm Benefits of Corporate Partnerships

Today, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and representatives from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) are in the field meeting with dairy farmers in Pennsylvania and key corporate partners to discuss collaborative efforts that support local dairy farmers by promoting healthy farms, clean water, and other environmental benefits.

EPA National Agriculture Advisor Rod Snyder and EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz are marking National Agriculture Week with today’s tours of dairy farms and corporate facilities to highlight successful partnerships for producing food in ways that benefit the farm and the environment, including local waters and the Chesapeake Bay.

“IT’S IMPORTANT FOR EPA TO BE IN THE FIELD TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THESE PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FARMERS NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WORK,” SAID EPA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR ORTIZ.  “WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR CORPORATE AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS, WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH.”

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