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Tennessee

sub surface drip irrigation on leaf lettuce in California (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)Underground Drip System Worth the Effort
(from Delta Farm Press) Irrigation is becoming more and more crucial for west Tennessee producers, especially when drought takes a toll on crops.
 

 

 
Texas

Texas NRCS state conservationistDon Gohmert discusses the 2008 Farm Bill with a visitor to the NRCS booth at the 2009 Ag Media Summit held in Fort Worth, TexasInternational Federation of Agricultural Journalists and NRCS Saddle Up at the 2009 Ag Media Summit
NRCS recently joined more than 120 international exhibitors from 28 countries at the 2009 Ag Media Summit in Fort Worth, Texas. Roughly 700 agricultural communicators from around the world were present the largest gathering of crop and livestock publication journalists, editors, photographers, and managers in the U.S.

 

 
Wisconsin

NRCS plant materials specialist Chris Miller (left) and Roger Dahl staffing the Soil Pit at Farm Technology Days NRCS Soil Pit Featured in Wisconsin State Farmer Magazine
Wisconsin State Farmer magazine recently interviewed Wisconsin NRCS soil scientist Roger Dahl for an article highlighting the Soil Pit exhibit at Farm Technology Days in Waterloo, Wisconsin.  This exhibit, sponsored by NRCS and the Wisconsin Society of Professional Soil Scientists, was a popular stop at the Conservation Tent that hosted exhibits from local conservation groups and partners.

 

 

 

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NRCS Wildlife Biologist Phillip Barbour leads a Healthy Garden Workshop (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)NRCS Wildlife Biologist Leads Workshop
NRCS Wildlife Biologist Phillip Barbour recently lead a Healthy Garden Workshop at the People's Garden on the grounds of the USDA Whitten building.  He spoke to a group on inviting wildlife with bat boxes and other backyard habitats. 

Healthy Garden Workshops are held every Friday, June through September to provide an opportunity for participants to learn healthy gardening techniques.  Some of the workshop topics include container gardening and window boxes, weeding and removing invasive plants, attracting pollinators, friends of healthy gardens, making and using compost, and choosing and using fertilizers.  Find out more at the People’s Garden Website.

 

 

 

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(from left) Gerald Hibbs (kneeling), Eric Maron, Erin McCarta (staff member) and Ed Cunningham assemble a shed (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)Florida Earth Team Volunteers
Eric Maron, Edward Cunningham, Gerald Hibbs, and Carl and Anna Fette have served the community by working hundreds of hours helping NRCS protect area soil and water resources including hosting a home composting workshop. 

 

 

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Soil Change Guide: Procedures for Soil Survey and Resource Inventory, Version 1.1Soil Survey Targets Human Impacts on Soil
The National Cooperative Soil Survey now documents how soils change within the human time scale using newly released procedures outlined in the Soil Change Guide: Procedures for Soil Survey and Resource Inventory, Version 1.1.
 

 

 

 

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view from the Washington Monument in the mid-1920s, showing USDA greenhouses on the Mall (USDA image -- click to enlarge)USDA Greenhouses On the Mall
This is a view from the Washington Monument in the mid-1920s, showing USDA greenhouses on the Capitol Mall in the foreground. This site on Constitution Avenue is now the location of the National Museum of American History. The Old Post Office Building is in the center and Union Station is visible in the upper right (image from the USDA The National Agricultural Library History Collection -- 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 caption and historical photo of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency. 

 

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