NRCS Louisiana Publications
Conservation Update
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FY 2017 Conservation Updates |
Monthly Issue |
Featured Stories |
November 2016 (1.0 MB)
![November 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1303878.jpg) |
A Place to Call Home
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October 2016 (1.0 MB)
![October 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1297682.jpg)
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It Takes a Village
Feral Hog Management in
Natchitoches Parish
Story from the Field:
Legacy Farm in Sabine Parish
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FY 2016 Conservation Updates |
Monthly Issue |
Featured Stories |
September 2016 (1.2 MB)
![September 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1292093.jpg) |
Taking Conservation to the Next Level |
August 2016 (1.2 MB)
![August 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1287851.jpg)
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#LouisianaStrong |
July 2016 (1.0 MB)
![July 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1224209.jpg) |
Working with Louisiana's Veterans |
June 2016 (1.0 MB)
![June 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1163806.png) |
It Takes a Special Kind of Person
Story from the Field:
Conservation for Healthy Cows in Union Parish
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May 2016 (1.0 MB)
![May 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd1062208.png) |
A Sugar Cane Revolution,
How Sweet It Is
Story from the Field:
CWPPRA BS-16 Shoreline and
Marsh Restoration Project Update
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April 2016 (1.0 MB)
![April 2016 Louisiana Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd961806.jpg)
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Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Story from the Field:
Keeping it in the Family
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March 2016 (1.0 MB)
![March 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd888829.jpg) |
Restoring Critical Wildlife Habitat
Story from the Field:
New USDA Customer Installs High Tunnel
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February 2016 (1.0 MB)
![February 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd714207.jpg) |
No Change Needed
... in Beauregard Parish
Story from the Field:
A Legacy to my Father and Grandmother
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January 2016 (1.0 MB)![January 2016 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd501806.jpg)
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Growing Change in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans
Story from the Field
Solar Powered Success in Evangeline Parish
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Nov-Dec 2015 (1.0 MB)![November-December 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd421479.jpg)
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A Match Made in Heaven...
Rice and Crawfish, the Perfect Union
Soils, Culture and People
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October 2015 (1.0 MB)![2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd413923.jpg)
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Wildlife Conservation in Franklin Parish
Soils and Products We Use
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FY 2015 Conservation Updates |
Monthly Issue |
Featured Stories |
September 2015 (1.0 MB)
![September 2015 Louisiana Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd401807.jpg)
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25 Years of CWPPRA Construction
Story from the Field:
Continuing the Family Legacy
Soils Protect the Natural Environment
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August 2015 (1.0 MB)
![August 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd392236.jpg)
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Farming by Technology
Soils Support Health
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July 2015 (1.8 MB)
![July 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd383047.jpg)
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Protect Thy Neighbor
Flood Control in the Red River Valley
Story from the Field:
Good Grass Makes Better Cattle
Soils Are Alive
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June 2015 (1.8 MB)
![June 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd368209.jpg)
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Growing a Legacy
in Winn Parish
Story from the Field:
Family Forestry Business Thrives
in Washington Parish
Soils Support Recreation
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May 2015 (1.0 MB)
![May 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd358429.jpg)
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Doing More With Less
in Bossier Parish
Soils Support Buildings and Infrastructure
Saving the "Teddy Bear" in Louisiana
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April 2015 (1.0 MB)
![April 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd343689.jpg)
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Growing Grass-Fed Beef
in Grant Parish
Healthy Soils Clean
and Capture Water
USDA Grant Provides
Educational Opportunity for
Urban New Orleans School
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March 2015 (1.0 MB)
![March 2015 Conservation Update](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd332787.jpg)
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Restoring Wetland Habitat
on the Banks of the Red River
in Natchitoches Parish
Soil with Spunk
Story from the Field:
Trinity Island Sand Live Oak Planting
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February 2015 (1.4 MB)
![February 2015 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcseprd322744.jpg)
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Shoreline Protection Innovators
Story from the Field:
Clean Water, Healthy Cows
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December 2014 (1.0 MB)
![December 2014 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1268651.jpg)
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Growing Grass for Healthy Cattle
Story from the Field:
From Trials Come Triumph
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November 2014 (1.5 MB)
![November 2014 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1265283.jpg)
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For the Greater Good
Farmers Helping Farmers
Gravity-fed drainage system
uses Red River water for
crop irrigation
Story from the Field:
Maximizing Production and
Conserving Resources in
Webster Parish
StrikeForce Update
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
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October 2014 (1.4 MB)
![2014 Conservation Update Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170108200546im_/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1263072.jpg)
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Red Bayou Comes to Life!
Irrigation Project Completed in Caddo Parish
Story From the Field:
From Abandoned Farmland to Model Farm in
Vermilion Parish
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Archives:
September 2014, Reaching Out in Franklin Parish StrikeForce in Louisiana
August 2014, Healthy Cows Healthy Farm Conservation in Tangipahoa Parish
July 2014, Sugarcane Farmer Rotates Soybeans and Reaps Benefits in Iberville Parish
June 2014, Special Edition: Stories from the Field
May 2014, It's All About Soil Health West Carroll Parish Cattle Producer is Sold on Conservation
April 2014, From the Rice Fields of Acadia Parish to Your Table Louisiana Crawfish
March 2014, Seasonal High Tunnel Success Growing Healthy Fruits, Vegetables and Children in Sabine Parish
February 2014, Partners in Conservation in Their Own Words
January 2014, We're Nuts About Pecans! in Natchitoches Parish
November 2013, How Sweet It Is! Sweet Potato Farming in Avoyelles Parish
October 2013, Louisiana's Master Farmer Program
September 2013, Poultry Producer Tames the Hills of Lincoln Parish
August 2013, Cattle Farming on Eight Acres (in a subdivision) Takes Drive and Ingenuity!
July 2013, What makes this farm more efficient? Solar-Powered Livestock Watering System
June 2013, Irrigation Tailwater Recovery
May 2013, Loving the Wildlife in Allen Parish
April 2013, We Have Always Been Here Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana River Cane Project
March 2013, Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Facility Richland/Morehouse Parish Farmers Protect Ground and Surface Waters
February 2013, Cover Crops Pay Big Dividends
December 2012, Zebras, Watusi and Zebu! Webster Parish Farmers are Hooked on Exotic Animals
November 2012, Living the Dream Union Parish Farmer Shares Secret to His Success
October 2012, Building an "NRCS" Fence Landowner Assists with Instructional Video