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Fun in the Sun - #USDARoadTrip Through Conservation and Recreation

July 06, 2015 Matt Herrick, USDA Director of Communications

The second stop on our #USDARoadTrip is our recreation and conservation portfolio, including our vast and spectacular forest and grassland system managed by USDA’s Forest Service as well as some of the cooperative conservation efforts underway by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and...

Conservation Forestry

Conservation Program Pre-Proposals Due July 8

July 02, 2015 Sylvia Rainford, Natural Resources Conservation Service

This summer, 40 organizations from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana will work together to help agricultural producers reduce phosphorus runoff that ends up in the western Lake Erie basin, affecting water quality and contributing to algae blooms. This is an example of how the Regional Conservation...

Conservation

In Conversation with #WomeninAg: Casey Cox

June 30, 2015 Rachael Dubinsky, Office of Communications

As part of our ongoing #womeninag series, we are highlighting a different leading woman in agriculture each month. This month, we profile Casey Cox, the Executive Director of the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District. In this role, she manages the Flint River Partnership, an agricultural...

Conservation Initiatives

Through Conservation, an Iowa Farmer Keeps Water Clean Downstream

June 30, 2015 Jason Johnson, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Iowa

David Petersen takes extra steps to ensure his dairy in southeast Iowa does not impact water quality downstream. Through voluntary conservation work, he prevents manure from washing off the dairy into the nearby Cedar, Iowa and Mississippi rivers. Majestic Manor, run by Peterson and his wife Amy...

Conservation

Urban Garden Tackles Hunger, Boosts Nutrition

June 30, 2015 Barbara Bowen, Public Affairs Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Virginia

One high tunnel can’t feed the world, but it can make a world of difference in providing fresh fruits and vegetables to those with limited access to healthy foods. These plastic covered structures use natural sunlight to create more favorable conditions for vegetables and specialty crops. And for...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Saving the Nation's Wetlands

June 25, 2015 Andrew James, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Program Manager for Wetland Easements

Wetlands are one of nature’s most productive ecosystems. They clean and recharge groundwater; reduce the damaging impacts of floods; enhance wildlife habitat; sequester carbon; and create diverse recreation opportunities such as hunting, fishing, birdwatching and canoeing. Thousands of landowners...

Conservation

USDA Launches Environmental Markets Website

June 24, 2015 Kari Cohen, Natural Resources Conservation Service

On April 13, 2015, the U.S. Water Prize was awarded to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for its innovative effort to develop and establish a multi-state water quality trading program in the Ohio River Basin. Through this program, utilities are paying farmers to implement conservation...

Conservation

The Mississippi River: Mending the Mighty from North to the Gulf

June 23, 2015 Jody Christiansen, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Illinois

The mighty Mississippi – it’s a river with a history of romance and enchantment. Native Americans depended on the Mississippi River for food and water, and world explorers came in search of its riches. Over time, farmsteads dotted the land, and small towns grew to large cities. Today, we see the...

Conservation

Updated USDA Program Enables Farmers and Ranchers to Help Monarch Butterflies

June 19, 2015 Justin Fritscher and Jocelyn Benjamin, Natural Resources Conservation Service

An update to one of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) key conservation programs will enable farmers and ranchers to aid the imperiled monarch butterfly. This year, NRCS updated its Conservation Stewardship Program to include incentives for farmers and ranchers who plant milkweed...

Conservation

Wisconsin: Pollinator Week Highlights Addition of Bee-Friendly Prairie Habitat

June 19, 2015 Tivoli Gough, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wisconsin

James MacDonald owns 120 acres of rural land in Green County, Wisconsin. Through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), James expanded relic prairie on his land, including planting 3 acres of native pollinator mix through EQIP financial...

Conservation
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