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USDA Forecasts Robust Corn and Soybean Crops, Despite Flooding
Despite June's severe flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers are on pace to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, according to the Crop Production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Farm Production Expenditures Hit Record High in 2007, USDA Reports
The rising cost of fuel and other products helped drive U.S. farm production expenditures to a record $260 billion in 2007, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2007 summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Total U.S. farm production expenditures rose 9.3 percent from 2006 and nearly 30 percent from 5 years ago.
USDA Report Assesses 2008 Corn and Soybean Acreage
Despite the recent flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers expect to harvest nearly 79 million acres of corn and more than 72 million acres of soybeans in 2008, according to the Acreage report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners

Click here to view the Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners

Rain gardens are attractive landscaped areas planted with perennial native plants that do not mind getting "wet feet." Build in a saucer shape, rain gardens allow water to percolate into the ground. The benefits of rain gardens are multiple. Rain gardens:

Help keep water clean by filtering storm water runoff before it enters local waterways
Help alleviate problems with flooding and drainage
Enhance the beauty of yards and communities
Provide habitat and food for wildlife like birds and butterflies