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NRCS Employees Receive Society for Range Management (SRM) Awards
Four NRCS employees were recently recognized at the SRM 58th annual meeting, in Fort Worth, Texas.
 

Snowpack Surveyors Find Levels Higher than Normal
The traditional end of the snow season arrives today with a healthy, above-normal mountain snowpack that experts said could start the recovery from a lengthy drought.


 

Arizona Farmers and Rancher Practice Conservation Work Ethic
Many people work for the environment under the radar. They don’t lobby Congress to kill oil-drilling projects in Alaska. They aren’t scientists tracking global warming. They are everyday people like Robert Boyle, Rick Bader, and Doug Ruppel with a conservation work ethic.

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USDA Highlights 2004 Performance and Benefits of Conservation Programs
Secretary Mike Johanns has announced major conservation achievements in 2004 resulting from USDA voluntary conservation programs for private lands. NRCS offers producers technical and financial assistance to help them develop more effective conservation plans that improve the environment and help rural communities. Information on 2004 performance for NRCS conservation programs, including national and state level data, is available on the Web.

USDA Offers Tribal and Asian Pacific Islander Scholarships
Applications Accepted April 4 through May 13, 2005
NRCS Chief Bruce Knight has announced that the 2005 Asian Pacific Islander (API) Scholars Program and the new Tribal Scholars Program application period is April 4 through May 13, 2005.

NRCS Data Show Significant Gains in Ag Wetland Acreage
NRCS announced agricultural wetland net gains of about 263,000 acres between 1997 and 2003.  Results are based on new data in the National Resources Inventory (NRI), an annual statistical survey of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. nonfederal lands. NRI data show that since 1997 annual wetland losses on all lands have been on a decline, while annual agricultural wetland gains have been increasing.

Earth Day, April 22, 2005
We are asking our NRCS public affairs specialists and others to find out about Earth Day events in their States. As this year is the 70th anniversary of NRCS, the 20th anniversary of the Earth Team, and the Excellence in Conservation Award presentation on Earth Day, April 22, it’s doubly important to be aware of Earth Day events going on in the States. As soon as possible, please get your event information to Fred Jacobs, NRCS Conservation Communications Staff, rm. 6114-S, 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington D.C. 20250; 202-720-6794, FAX 202-720-1564. Thanks for your help.

Feed Management as a Tool for Manure Nutrient Reduction
Purchased feeds or feed ingredients create the major portion of livestock farm nutrients which if not removed as animal products (meat, milk, eggs), manure, or effectively recycled as fertilizer for a cropping program, can result in a whole farm nutrient imbalance leading to problems such as water quality.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.