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Alaska Elder Joins NRCS Employee’s Association Council
Marie Meade, a Yup'ik elder from the village of Nunapicuaqhe, will soon become the first Alaska elder to join the National Elders Council for the NRCS American Indian Alaska Native Employee's Association (AIANEA).
 

NRCS, Local Junior College at FFA Competition
Bus loads of students from Sterling, Colorado, area high schools arrived at the Northeastern Junior College (NJC) campus recently to test their knowledge of soils as part of their vocational agriculture training and regional Future Farmers of America competition program.

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First USDA 2007 Farm Bill Forum Announced — July 7 in Nashville, Tennessee
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced the first Farm Bill Forum and topics on which USDA is seeking input from America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural residents regarding development of the 2007 Farm Bill.
 

Energizing Conservation
The Nation’s excessive reliance on fossil fuel energy is an emerging resource concern identified for NRCS development work . The Bio-energy Technology Development Team or Energy Team for short, headquartered at the West National Technology Support Center, was established to address this concern.

The New American Farmer, 2nd edition Spotlights Innovative Farmers’ Conservation Efforts
Among the more than 60 farmers and ranchers featured in The New American Farmer, 2nd edition, a 200-page book just published by the Sustainable Agriculture Network, are several who have achieved their conservation goals with help from NRCS.
 

Wyoming Stock Growers Honor Everet Bainter
NRCS State Rangeland Management Specialist Everet Bainter was recently recognized by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association as the Outstanding Range Professional for 2005 at the Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in Cheyenne.
 

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