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A career spent preserving the land

By: Noah Fish, GOODHUE, Minn. — Tom Steger knows southeastern Minnesota, literally. Steger, district conservationist with the Goodhue County Natural Resource Conservation Service, retired this month after 40 years with the agency.

Growing No-till Corn Silage and Cover Crops for Dairy in SE Minnesota

Growing No-till Corn Silage - Video

No Till in Minnesota - Video

Tom Pyfferoen discusses how he uses no-till practices with corn and cover crops on his 1,000 acre farm in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

The Honeycrisp Apple was adopted as the state fruit in 2006.

The original seedling was planted in 1962. Today, millions of honeycrisp apple trees are grown across the U.S. and Canada and as far away as South Africa and New Zealand.

FY 2019 National Funding Announcement

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Partner Portal is now open and accepting RCPP applications.

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  • USDA Funds Conservation Innovation in Minnesota and Nationally with $12.5M in Grants for New Tools and Technologies
  • Emergency Watershed Protection Program Available for Landowners of Flood Prone Areas
  • USDA to Invest $50 Million to Increase Recreational Public Access on Private Lands
  • USDA to Invest up to $300 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation
  • For farmers planting cover crops on fallow fields hit by flooding, NRCS assistance would be a bonus

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