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USDA Invests in Watershed Infrastructure to Help Communities Recover from, Prepare for Natural Disasters as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.
Indiana Grazing Bites June 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
It’s June. Well, at least the calendar says it’s June. The temperatures have felt like they were about a month behind schedule while the forages have appeared to be at least a couple weeks ahead of schedule and I’m just trying to maintain some type of schedule!
NRCS Invests in Watershed Infrastructure in Indiana
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.
Healthy Soil for the Farm’s Future
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
Nestled in the foot of the picturesque “Blue Hills” of western Rusk County, Wisconsin, sprawls the 500-acre farm of Laurie and Larry Fortuna.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Watershed Infrastructure in Colorado to Help Communities Recover from Natural Disasters
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.
Plant Materials on Display in the Northwest
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
While Plant Materials Centers (PMCs) may be best known for their plant releases and technical documents, a major part of their job is education.
USDA Invests $8 Million in Four Partnerships to Expand Measurement and Monitoring of Soil Carbon on Working Agricultural Lands as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $8 million in four partnerships to support and expand measurement and monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural lands and to assess how climate-smart practices are affecting carbon sequestration.
The Conservation Efforts of the Karen Community Farm.
By USDA Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
Members of the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) of North Carolina (N.C.)
Clean Up to Green Up
By USDA Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the renewal of the USDA People’s Garden Initiative, NRCS New York employees and other partners collaborated in a spring clean-up in the Bronx on May 5th at Taqwa Community Farm and the Garden of Happiness.
Capitol Conservation District local work group meetings scheduled, June 1 and June 6
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The Capitol Conservation District in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will convene local work group meetings to discuss conservation programs for 2023-2024 and provide guidance for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
NRCS Delivering Climate Solutions through the Inflation Reduction Act
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 represents the single largest investment in climate and clean energy solutions in American history.
NRCS's ACT NOW Cover Crop Initiative, the NE CO Producer, and the Right Mix
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
In communities across rural Colorado, neighbors often look out for neighbors – many will offer to give you a hand when you need it or a call when the cows are out.
Efficient Lighting Improves Iowa Dairy Operation
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
Dairy farm operators with Distant View Farms in Allamakee County, Iowa, are reaping the benefits of an energy efficient lighting system they implemented in 2017 in their large dairy barns with financial and planning assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Watershed Infrastructure in Missouri to Help Communities Recover from, Prepare for Natural Disasters as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Watershed Infrastructure to Help Communities Recover from, Prepare for Natural Disasters as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.
Claims Office Partners with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to Provide Conservation Restoration Planning to Claimants at No Charge
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has partnered with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to offer landowners the opportunity to request a NRCS Conservation Restoration Plan for their property, tailored to recovering from the Hermit’s Peak Calf/Canyon Fire and subsequent floods.
Conservation Florida, NRCS Permanently Protect 527-Acre XL Ranch Lightsey Cove within Florida Wildlife Corridor
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
Conservation Florida, a leader in statewide land conservation, in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has permanently protected 527 acres within the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
NRCS in the Pacific Islands Area Announces Conservation Stewardship Program Signup
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from agricultural producers and forest landowners from the Pacific Islands Area for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $500 Million for Improved Regional Conservation Partnership Program to Better Support Partners, Producers as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the availability of $500 million in funding to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
NRCS helps prepare students for climate smart agriculture careers
By USDA Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The future of agriculture lies in the hands of today’s students. As the nation’s population becomes increasingly urbanized, it can be challenging for university to build academic pathways for students to pursue careers in agriculture fields.