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California

Dino Giacomazzi, Tom Barcellos, Jim Couto, and Andy Zylkstra
Four Farmers Helping to Spread Conservation Tillage Statewide
Dino Giacomazzi, Tom Barcellos, Jim Couto, and Andy Zylkstra told an audience of the International Conference on the Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship and Sustainability about their experiences, motivations, trials, and successes relative to decreasing tillage in their row crop settings.  Each producer talked about their unique set of management, rotations, and equipment that are working for them.
Florida

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Windows Media Player logo  Florida cattle ranchNRCS and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Team-up in the Sunshine State
Listen to how NRCS in Florida has teamed up with NASS to help get the word out about an important deadline for EQIP & WHIP that’s upcoming.

 


 
Ohio

Ohio wetlandDetermined Ohio Farmer Creates Wetlands
“Build it and they will come.”  The phrase describes the anticipation and determination of Hardin County landowner Harold Longbrake.  Mr. Longbrake, a 60 plus year old full-time farmer, has spent his last two summers building wetlands on 540 acres that he placed in the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP).
Texas

Texas hill countryRemodeling a Ranch
“We bought a ranch in Texas and then realized we didn’t know anything about the land or ranching,” Richard Taylor told over 75 ranchers from the central Hill Country that recently gathered at his Blue Mountain Peak Ranch near Mason, Texas, for a range field day.

 

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NRCS American Indian Heritage Month poster (NRCS photo)November is American Indian Heritage Month
In 1986, President Reagan designated November 23-30 as "American Indian Week." Four years later, President Bush proclaimed the first National American Indian Heritage Month. Each year since, U.S. Presidents have proclaimed November as "American Indian Heritage Month."
 

 

 

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map of SNOTEL statesSNOTEL
NRCS installs, operates, and maintains an extensive, automated system designed to collect snowpack and related climatic data in the western United States and Alaska.  The system is called SNOTEL (for SNOpack TELemetry).  Find out more about this important program.

 

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NRCS Earth Team conferenceWeek One: Photo Competition
Starting with this edition, NRCS This Week will feature a historical photo and caption.  NHQ, districts, States, RC&D councils, and all other NRCS entities are invited to submit a historical photo of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency along with a caption.  This week, the NRCS State and Field Communications Team is going to get things started with contest to see who can identify the most the Earth Team folks in this photo.  Click to read the contest rules and see the full-size image.

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