Soil at Heart of Conservation Decisions
Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers.
Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers.
Agricultural operations in Minnesota have been significantly impacted by recent severe weather including tornadoes, derecho winds, hail, lightning, and flooding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers.
Growing up in a small Arkansas town, Edgar Montgomery reminisced of the days working with his father Martin (Gent) Montgomery on the farm – driving the tractor, picking cotton and more, all while learning the rhythm of the seasons.
How can we get our haylands and pastures to perform the best? The West Virginia PMC is finding out!
USDA encourages agricultural producers to prepare for the 2025 season and get familiar with recovery resources.
Joe O’Hara from OHF Orchards LLC manages approximately 120 acres of apple, pear, and peach trees. He contacted NRCS to help with erosion on one of his orchard fields.
It’s a three-peat! Wheeler School Team 1, was crowned 2025 Champions at the 31st annual Rhode Island Envirothon competition held Friday, May 23rd, at Kent County YMCA in Warwick. This is the third year in a row that Wheeler School has won top honors.
Burthel Thomas always dreamed of owning land. As a boy who grew up in Dumas, Ark., his experience of living and working on a farm was kindled through visits with his childhood friend after school and seeing the different aspects of the farming lifestyle.
Local Work Group (LWG) meetings are convened by local conservation districts with NRCS support to secure stakeholder feedback that helps to guide conservation priorities for the service center.
On Friday, May 23rd, eleven teams of about 55 Rhode Island students from six Rhode Island middle and high schools will show how much they know about the environment at the 31st annual Rhode Island Envirothon.