In 2016, 2019, and 2022, leaders from Pennsylvania’s agricultural and environmental communities participated in a series of “Pennsylvania in the Balance” conferences. In the early years, participants generated creative new ideas to position agriculture in the state as a solution for clean water. Convened by the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, PA in Balance 2022 marked the latest in a series of these conferences aimed at providing a forum where motivated leaders in agriculture and the environment work collaboratively to identify new, innovative solutions that can help ensure thriving, productive agriculture while meeting water quality goals for Pennsylvania’s local streams and the Chesapeake Bay.

Speakers:

• Lara Fowler, Interim Chief Sustainability Officer, Penn State, Interim Director, Sustainability Institute, Professor of Teaching, Penn State Law, Affiliate Faculty, Penn State School of International Affairs
• Jill Whitcomb, Director of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Watershed Restoration and Nonpoint Source Management

Moderator:

• Denice Wardrop, Executive Director, Chesapeake Research Consortium