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* - February 16 - 22 is National Engineers Week - * The career of the 2025 Natural Resources Conservation Service Engineer of the Year includes dedication to control floods through dam engineering and safety. (Rod Bain and Texas State Conservation Engineer Shane Ice)

* - February 16 - 22 is National Engineers Week - * Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Engineer Division Director Kevin Farmer discusses a national honor for federal engineers, and NRCS's Engineer of the Year for 2025.

2025 Natural Resources Conservation Service Engineer of the Year Shane Ice discusses his honor and his career in conservation engineering.

A USDA website has available information for both ag producers and tax experts on various aspects of return preparation with a farm focus. (Rod Bain. Adam Kantrovich of Clemson University Extension. Sarah Campbell of the Farm Service Agency.)

The website, www.ruraltax.org, is one of the resources offered by a committee of land grant university extension tax experts to assist growers and tax pros with return preparation. (Rod Bain. Kevin Burkett of Clemson University. Rob Holcomb of the University of Minnesota.)

The Environmental Protection Agency Friday announced an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 blended fuels at gas pumps this summer. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The latest USDA agricultural price index report has the numbers to prove that March was a pretty remarkable month for commodity prices. (Gary Crawford)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at a House Ag. Appropriations hearing explaining the need for more resources for agricultural research.

Representatives from wildlife organizations offer their thoughts on how programs within the conservation title of a new Farm Bill can meet landowner goals and improve habitat. (Rod Bain. Ryan Taylor of Ducks Unlimited. Melinda Cep of the National Audubon Society.)

New and modified practices are included for consideration of proposals being submitted for the Farm Service Agency's State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement initiative. (Rod Bain and Deputy Secretary Scott Marlow)