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Welcome to the Georgia
USDA-NRCS state
web site!
This site provides information on the conservation of natural
resources including programs to help address environmental concerns, news
releases and information on upcoming events, office locations, and other
information of interest to Georgia residents and partners. If you cannot
find the information you are looking for, please contact
Acting State Public Affairs Specialist
Chris Groskreutz. You may
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The newly released version of SoilWeb now works across all
types of devices (desktops, smartphones, and tablets). It
displays soil map unit delineations overlain on Google base
maps. Users can view summaries of soil information for their
geographic location or anywhere soil survey exists using
Google’s online navigation capability or the GPS location
services of mobile devices. SoilWeb is a collaborative project
between the University of California, Davis Soil Resource Lab,
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View the interactive RCA Data Viewer that offers data from a
variety of sources, including data on the status and trends of natural
resources, conservation efforts (funding and conservation practices
applied), and the agricultural sector.
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"I’ve
been farming since I was knee-high to a duck," said Ballard. "I was raised on a
farm in Southern Illinois. When I left home I said I wasn’t going to do this no
more and now, we’re right back at it." Curtis Ballard was in the construction
industry for many years. When he noticed a sudden change in the industry, he
began farming. While Ballard’s 11-acre farm is located just steps away from the
airport, in Riverdale, the view of his operation is far from urban.
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Urban
farming is a growing trend in the Atlanta metropolitan area. For Fulton County
landowner Arletha Dixon, it’s more than a trend – it’s a passion. Dixon’s
history in agriculture began with her father’s educational studies in
horticulture. Combined with her mother’s commitment to promoting good health as
a physician, Dixon adopted her parents’ career paths and began teaching urban
agriculture to children.
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After searching the Internet for
programs to assist them, Casey Durden found the NRCS service center in
Carrollton. The Durdens’ applied for Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) and received financial assistance to conduct a prescribed burn, for
nutrient and pest management, forest stand improvement, riparian herbaceous
cover and forest buffer, as well as tree establishment for a hardwood ecosystem.
Tree tubes where used to accelerate the growth of young trees and provide
efficient control of weeds.
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Research conducted by Stanley
Culpepper, extension agronomist, specializing in weed science and others, proved
that rolling down rye into a thick mat to block out sunlight is highly effective
in the reduction of pigweed seed germination in crop fields. Research also
indicates that allowing the cover crop to mature until it blooms, gives the best
results by providing an extended period of soil shading. Rye was chosen as the
cover crop due to its chemical properties which discourages the "germination"
and "growth" of other plants.
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Helping People Help the Land
Our Vision
Productive Lands. Healthy Environment
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