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Eric Unkel in Kinder, Louisiana meet with NRCS employee.

Conservation Gumbo

This Friday meet Eric Unkel in Kinder, Louisiana. Eric and his family leveraged the power of partnerships for a recipe of conservation success. ...

Pushing Forward to Live the Dream

This Friday meet Tommy Turner Jr., a new farmer who operates near Eudora, Arkansas. Many doors of opportunity opened for Tommy when he graduated colle...

Ingrid and Paul West holding a log with mushrooms

Sharing the Magic of Conservation

This Friday meet Paul and Ingrid West of Misty Dawn Farm in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The couple purchased 50 acres of land in Vernon County over 20 years...

Eric Hawley, Burns Paiute Tribal chair observes the new growth along the banks of Big Creek.

Commitment to Habitat Renewal

This Friday meet the Burns Paiute tribe in Oregon. One of the state’s smaller tribes, the Burns Paiute has established itself as an active conservatio...

Holiday Tradition Years in The Making

This Friday meet the Schweizer family of northwest Missouri. The Friday after Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday shopping season, and for the Schweize...

Cultivating Cranberries in New Jersey

This Friday meet Tom Gerber, a fourth-generation farmer and owner of Quoexin Cranberry Company in Medford, New Jersey. Tom's cranberry operation is ...

12 Gifts of Conservation

Conservation gives many gifts – both to farmers and the rest of the world. Each breath of air, sip of water, and bite of food you will ever take ...

Working Hard for Healthy and Fire-Safe Forestland

This Friday meet Pat and Judy McKelvey, timber producers in Jefferson County, Montana. When the couple purchased 100 acres of timbered hills, they s...

Thanksgiving on the Palouse

This Friday meet Allen and Emmy Widman, of Palouse Pasture Poultry in Rosalia, Washington. They raise annual grain crops, manage a chicken layer flo...

Gobbles and Good Soil

This Friday meet Jarrod and Amy Burris of Loogootee, Indiana. The core of their diversified farming operation is raising the star of most Thanksgivi...

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Thanks to #OurFarmers for Voluntary Conservation

In this season of giving thanks, we are grateful to our most important partners in implementing conservation: #OurFarmers. NRCS is about supporting ...

Farming for the Future

The Prevo brothers, a fifth-generation farm family in Iowa, are investing in soil health and seeing record yields because of it. USDA, Esri, and Liv...

Image of a stover of remaining corn stalk stubs, leaves, and cobs that are expelled and and left behind a corn harvester becomes a cover crop.

6 Tips for Switching to No-Till

No-till is one of the most popular and effective conservation practices but making the switch from tilling to not can be intimidating. No-till allows ...

Enhancing an Operation with Cover Crops

This Friday meet Bo Fox, of Monona County, Iowa, who is working with USDA to efficiently graze his 100-head cow and calf herd and help improve soil ...

Veteran Returns to Farming Roots

This Friday meet Bill Renfroe, an Air Force veteran in Lovelock, Nevada, who can now add “beginning farmer” to his resume. While Bill had initially ...