Changes made to Pennsylvania fertilizer law
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– As the growing season approaches, Pennsylvania has a new fertilizer law you should know about.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was in East Berlin, Adams County to explain it. Leaders say you can use less fertilizer by using natural meadows that don’t require fertilizer instead of turf -that’s best of all.
Otherwise, the new law includes a limit on phosphorus in most fertilizers.
Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is Frank Schneider, Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is State Representative Torren Ecker, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is York City Mayor Michael Helfrich, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is Jill Whitcomb, DEP, Director of Watershed Restoration, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is Gregg Robertson, PA Landscape & Nursery Association, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is Dan Moul, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, delivering remarks during the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here is a moment from the event. Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here are seeds Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here are flowers Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here are flowers Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here are flowers Agriculture Secretary Redding, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Frank Schneider, and industry partners joined together to highlight the recent changes to the ‘fertilizer law’ and discuss how homeowners can be good stewards of their land by using fertilizer appropriately on their properties. Pictured here are hanging basket flowers
“We have a law that took a lot of compromise, but at its very core, recognizes the responsibilities of Pennsylvania has and the expectations that we have on every citizen of Pennsylvania to do the right thing,” Redding said.
The changes are designed in part to stop fertilizer chemicals from spreading as runoff when it rains.
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