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National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U. S. agriculture.
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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.
Watershed Related Web Links
Resource Conservation Web Links
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1   Link   Heart of Ohio RC&D
Heart of Ohio Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council 		91
2   Link   Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Soil & Water Conservation
The mission of the Division of Soil and Water Conservation is to “Provide leadership and services that enable Ohioans to conserve, protect, and enhance soil, water, and land resources." 		92
3   Link   National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is the nonprofit organization that represents America’s 3,000 conservation districts and the 17,000 men and women who serve on their governing boards. Conservation districts are local units of government established under state law to carry out natural resource management programs at the local level. Districts work with millions of cooperating landowners and operators to help them manage and protect land and water resources on all private lands and many public lands in the United States. 		85
4   Link   Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (OFSWCD
The Federation represents and serves the eighty-eight conservation districts in Ohio that are divided into 5 different areas. The mission OFSWCD is to "Provide leadership and support to the board supervisors, soil and water conservation districts, and their partners through grassroots programs that promote natural resource stewardship." 		100
5   Link   Ohio USDA-NRCS
Natural Resource Conservation Service
This site provides information on NRCS programs, news and events, office locations, conservation assistance and planning, and other information of interest to Ohio residents and partners. 		87
6   Link   Ohio State University Extension
Ohio State University Extension brings the knowledge of the university to your door. We fulfill the land-grant mission of Ohio State University by interpreting knowledge and research developed by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State and other land-grant universities, so that Ohioans can use the scientifically based information to better their lives, businesses and communities. 		96
7   Link   Ohio State University Extension - Delaware County Office
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8   Link   EPA's rules for CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations)
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9   Link   Livestock Environmental Assurance Program (LEAP)
LEAP is a voluntary and confidential environmental assurance program for all major livestock species in Ohio - sheep, beef and dairy cattle, swine and poultry - and some areas may also be applicable for equine. 		89
10   Link   Ohio Envirothon
The Envirothon tests students' knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. In addition, the Envirothon encourages cooperative decision-making and team building. 		87
11   Link   National Envirothon
The Canon Envirothon is an annual competition in which winning state/provincial teams compete for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management. 		87
12   Link   Columbus Upground Reservoir Information
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13   Link   Association of Ohio Pedologists
A professional organization of soil scientists who are dedicated to the advancement of soil science in Ohio. 		79
14   Link   National Wetland Inventory
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