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Technology Enables Vermont Dairy Farmer to Measure Positive Impacts of Conservation

July 23, 2015 Amy Overstreet, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Vermont

Stewardship and cutting-edge technology are nothing new to the North Williston Cattle Company, a Vermont dairy farm that uses solar energy and robotic milking machines. The latest advancement on the 800-acre, 224-head operation are edge-of-field water quality monitoring stations, which measure water...

Conservation Technology

USDA Unites with Partners to Improve Water Quality in Lake Champlain

January 22, 2015 Jason Weller, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Chief

In recent years, blue-green algae blooms have frequented Lake Champlain, impairing the lake’s water quality. Through a new partnership with USDA, nearly 20 organizations in the area will work together with farmers and ranchers to help improve water quality of the lake and reduce algae blooms. The...

Conservation

USDA Pledges Support to Restore Water Quality in Vermont’s Lake Champlain

September 18, 2014 Amy Overstreet, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Lake Champlain has been plagued by blue-green algae blooms caused by a large amount of phosphorous and other nutrients in the New England lake. Recently, USDA launched a special initiative in the Lake Champlain basin, which is composed of New York and Vermont, to invest $45 million in protecting and...

Conservation
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