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  • USDA Asks Farmers to Show Their Stewardship, Nationwide Survey to Focus on Irrigation
    Water is the source of life and the U.S. agricultural industry depends upon this precious resource to meet the world's growing need for food, feed, fiber and fuel. U.S. agricultural producers will soon have the opportunity to speak out about their water use when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey.
  • NASS Gives Thanks to Those Farmers Counted in the 2007 Census of Agriculture This Holiday Season
    This Thanksgiving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has more than 2 million reasons to be thankful. Having received a record number of responses to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, NASS is giving thanks to all of those farmers and ranchers who fulfilled their responsibility by completing and returning their census forms.
  • USDA Corrects October Crop Acreage Estimates
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture today adjusted its official October acreage and production estimates for six field crops. USDA revised the numbers after discovering discrepancies in a Farm Service Agency (FSA) database of producer-reported crop acreage used by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS published the changes this morning in a corrected version of the Oct. 10 Crop Production.
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 Our Goal: To cultivate environmentally literate land users that make choices which enhance biodiversity and foster sustainability of our natural resources.
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Additional Materials and Services PDF Print E-mail

The District has a variety of environmental and conservation education resources, both print and AV, to assist county educators and students. Contact Dona Rhea with requests for materials and/or group presentations by the SWCD staff.

 
Soil and Water Stewardship Celebration Materials PDF Print E-mail

The last weekend of April through the first weekend of May is designated as Soil and Water Stewardship Celebration week. To be used during this or any other time, the District makes available to county residents materials that convey a message to people of all ages the role that each of us plays in conserving our natural resources. Requests for materials by schools, churches, libraries and other community groups are made prior to the celebration week. The number of requests may limit the amount of material each group may receive.

Contact Dona Rhea for ordering and pick-up dates.
 


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