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Illinois

New Drought Calculator
(from CattleNetwork) Illinois NRCS rangeland specialists have developed a drought calculator to provide livestock producers with a tool to help them make decisions for operations during dry conditions.
Minnesota

students participating in a bird house building class at this years White Earth Math & Science Academy (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)NRCS Assists at 11th Annual White Earth Math & Science Academy
Minnesota NRCS soil technician Lisa Zluticky recently teamed up with White Earth Indian Reservation Tribal Liaison Adam Woltjer to lead sessions comparing field, forest, and wetland ecosystems for over 47 students at this year’s Annual White Earth Math & Science Academy.  Lisa also assisted students with the construction of wren houses.  Lisa and Adam were two of many who helped provide educational opportunities for area youth.

 

 
Nebraska

Center pivot irrigation system on an alfalfa field in California (NRCS image)Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) Helps Save Nebraska Lake
(from Nebraska TV) NRCS AWEP funds are helping producers switch from gravity to more efficient irrigation systems like center pivots.

 

 

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Air, Climate Change, and Energy course clip from video trailer (NRCS image)New Course on AgLearn
The National Employee Development Center has announced a new course titled, Air, Climate Change, and Energy.  The course will help NRCS employees understand the terminology and the basics of air, climate change, and energy issues.  The course is available to all NRCS employees, partners, and technical service providers through AgLearn.  Watch a video that describes the new course.

 

 

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(from left) past NABEC Chair Bob Thompson, NRCS Civil Engineer stationed at the Vermont State Office in Colchester; ASABE President, Dr. Ron Yoder, Head of the Biological Systems Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Wayne Bogovich; and current NABEC Chair Dr. Glenn Warner, and Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)Wayne Bogovich Honored
 NRCS National Agricultural Engineer Wayne Bogovich was recently honored with a Distinguished Service Award at the Northeast Agricultural/Biological Engineering Conference held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
 

 

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Dianne Jeans talks about “Insect Heroes” to Tonkawa Elementary School first-graders (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)Dianne Jeans and Betty Schwanke -- Oklahoma Earth Team Volunteers
 Oklahoma NRCS Earth Team volunteers Dianne Jeans and Betty Schwanke assisted conservation district manager Susan Henning in organizing Earth Week activities for 400 students at Tonkawa Elementary School.
 

 

 

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(from left) Joe Chiaretti, NSSC; Linda Greene, NSSC; Steve Herriman, NRCS Nevada; Karl Hipple, NSSC (NRCS image – click to enlarge)NSSC Outreach to ASABE
National Soil Survey Center Staff (NSSC) from Lincoln, Nebraska, recently exhibited at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Conference in Reno, Nevada.  Their outreach effort was to increase awareness and use of NRCS on-line soils applications and information databases among non-traditional customers.
 

 

 

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from left Senators Carl A. Hator, James Byres and Chief Hugh Hammond Bennett (Library of Congress image -- click to enlarge)Senators See Damage From Soil Erosion
This March 9, 1938 photo depicts (from left) Senator Carl A. Hator, Senator James Byres, and SCS Chief Hugh Hammond Bennett showing members of the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee images of soil erosion damage (Library of Congress photo -- click to enlarge). 

NRCS This Week features a weekly historical photo and caption.  NHQ, districts, States, RC&D councils, and all other NRCS entities are invited to submit a historical photo of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency along with a caption. 

 

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