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How Sacrifice and Sense of Duty Drive Our Veterans

November 13, 2015 USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden

I would like to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of America’s veterans. After serving our country so honorably, many of our veterans feel a sense of duty to continue to give back to the land they love and have fought so hard to protect. And we want all veterans to know about...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Rural

NRCS Partners with Farmers, Ranchers to Aid Monarch Butterflies

November 12, 2015 Jason Weller, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service

No matter where you grew up, you are likely familiar with monarch butterflies. You may have childhood memories from science class when you watched those peculiar green caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies. Depending on where you live, you may have seen masses of their orange-and-black...

Conservation

Farmers Find Conservation Good for Dobbins Creek and Soil Health

November 03, 2015 Julie MacSwain, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, Minnesota

Last spring, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Minnesota named five watersheds eligible for funding through the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI). Dobbins Creek, located in Mower County, was one of the selected watersheds. About 25,700 acres in size...

Conservation

Gopher Tortoise Habitats Thrive along Alabama's Gulf Coast

October 19, 2015 Amelia Hines Dortch, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Alabama

Longleaf pine forests once dominated the Southeast. But over the past two centuries, many of these forests have disappeared along with the wildlife that called them home. Recent efforts to enhance longleaf forests on private lands are helping the ecosystem rebound as well as wildlife like the gopher...

Conservation

South Florida Drought: Mobile Irrigation Labs to the Rescue

October 19, 2015 Gail Hendricks, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Florida

Widespread drought in California and other parts of the western United States has been widely covered, but earlier this year, drought conditions in southeast Florida were “extreme” and are still considered “abnormally dry” according to the National Drought Mitigation Center. This heavily populated...

Conservation

Maryland Dairy Farmers Work to Improve the Health of Estuaries

September 21, 2015 Genevieve Lister, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Maryland

Producing high quality, nutritious milk may be a top priority for Coldsprings Farm, but it is not the farm’s only accomplishment. Nestled between the rolling acres and lush green meadows of New Windsor, Maryland, lies a showcase of a dairy farm where owners Matt and Debbie Hoff are working with USDA...

Conservation

Virginia Is for Lovers - and Silvopasture

September 17, 2015 Kate MacFarland, USDA National Agroforestry Center

Throughout his life, Chris Fields-Johnson has been keenly aware of the need to preserve the natural landscapes, which provide us with clean air to breathe, water to drink and food to eat. As a graduate student of soil science at Virginia State and Polytechnic University, a forestry undergraduate, a...

Forestry

Montana Soil Conservationist, Organic Farmer Work Together to Reach Conservation Goals

September 15, 2015 Andrew Malucelli, NRCS Soil Conservationist, Montana

When I learned that the “This American Land” public television series was headed to Montana, I knew this would be a great opportunity to highlight organic producers and the work USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is doing to increase conservation across the state. I’ve been working...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

High Tunnels Helps Community Supported Agriculture Farm

August 18, 2015 Jody Christiansen, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Illinois

Somewhat hidden in Livingston County, Illinois is a five-acre farm that is reminiscent of farms years ago. With assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the farm is able to maintain a diversified operation with agritourism features and run a CSA ­– or Community...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Connecticut's Efforts to Protect a True New England Native is No Illusion!

August 14, 2015 Carolyn Miller, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Connecticut

Pull a rabbit out of a hat. If only it were that simple! For thousands of years, New England has been home to its own unique rabbit – the New England cottontail. The at-risk bunny once lived in a territory that extended from southeastern New York and northward into Vermont and southern Maine. Over...

Conservation
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