Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- May 27, 2008

Statewide conference to address balance of agriculture, environmental issues (:48)

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NEXT WEEK, EXPERTS WILL GATHER FOR A WORKING CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A FARMER, YOU CAN WEIGH IN ON THE STATE'S ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:

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(:05) SPONSORED BY PENN STATE AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD JUNE SECOND AND THIRD IN HARRISBURG.

(:15) PENN STATE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST KRISTEN SAACKE BLUNK SAYS REGULATORY OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CONSERVATION SPECIALISTS, FARMERS, SCIENTISTS AND AVERAGE CITIZENS WILL LOOK AT AGRICULTURE'S IMPACT ON STREAMS, RIVERS AND LAKES - AN ISSUE THAT TOUCHES EVERYONE:

Saacke Blunk Actuality:
(:18) "THE LOCAL WATERSHED PROTECTION IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF PROTECTING GROUND WATER FOR DRINKING WATER, AND PROTECTING JUST THE LOCAL STREAMWAYS SO THAT THE HABITAT FOR OUR LOCAL FISH POPULATION IS HEALTHY, AS WELL. FISHING, DRINKING WATER - IF YOU LIKE DOING THOSE THINGS, THEN NUTRIENT POLLUTION MANAGEMENT IS A VERY IMPORTANT TASK."

(:10) SACKE BLUNKE SAYS YOU CAN LEARN MORE ONLINE AT CONFERENCES DOT C-A-S DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH. .

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"Agriculture and the Environment: Achieving Balance" conference

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