Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mississippi

United States Department of Agriculture

Mississippi's eNewsletter

Conservation Bytes is a newsletter produced by the NRCS Mississippi State Office. This issue features:

Welcome from the State Conservationist
A Love for the Land and Wildlife
Intern Students from Puerto Rico
and more

“SoilWeb reached a new milestone this year when it was integrated with Google Maps and designed to scale across any device, desktop, tablet or smartphone,” said NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr.

USDA Announces Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program

USDA announced today it is offering $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine through the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program (FSCP)

Six Decades of Gardening - From Traditional to High Tunnel

In Webster County Mississippi, in the community of Bellefontaine, pronounced Bell Fountain, LaNell Kellum is utilizing her high tunnel to grow seasonal vegetable

Loss Dreams New Vision

Sherry Pace’s farm, Diamond K Farm, sits on 100 acres in Forrest County Mississippi. Her dreams when purchasing the land in 2008 was to raise and train performance horses. But due to some health issue...