Guidelines and applications for the 2008-09 Resource Enhancement and Protection tax credit program, or REAP, are available at www.agriculture.state.pa.us/REAP For those without Internet access, the commission can mail an application.

Applications will be accepted beginning Aug. 4 on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications postmarked July 30 or earlier will be returned.

Farmers can receive tax credits of up to $150,000 per agricultural operation for 50 percent or 75 percent of the total cost of a conservation project, depending on the best management practice implemented. Farmers may also qualify for a 50 percent tax credit to buy no-till planting equipment.

Info: Mary Bender, 717-787-8821, or e-mail: mabender@state.pa.us

Part-time teachers needed for science lab

CAMP HILL — Part-time teachers are needed in the area for the new mobile ag science lab.

Pennsylvania Friends of Ag Foundation is looking for teachers to staff Mobile Ag Ed Science Labs. Successful candidates must be Pennsylvania certified teachers with bachelor’s degrees in education and five years’ experience, elementary preferred. An agricultural background is a plus. Send letter of interest, letters of reference and resume to: Human Resources, Ag Lab Teaching Position, Box 8736, Camp Hill, PA 17001-8736.

Dairy farms may receive grants for improvements

HARRISBURG — Twenty dairy farms will be able to implement changes recommended by their Center for Dairy Excellence profit or target teams with the help of “Grow Dairy” grants.

Each farm will receive $2,000 to supplement total project costs that address bottlenecks that limit on-farm profitability. The 20 projects supported by the grants will stimulate a $442,000 total investment in dairy facility and equipment improvements across Pennsylvania.

For more information about the profit and target team programs or the Grow Dairy grants, contact Heather Hostetter, program manager, at the Center for Dairy Excellence at 717-346-0849, or visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org Click on “Business Management,” then on “Profit Teams.