Category Archives: CRP is 30

CRP Offers New Opportunity for Small Livestock Operations

Posted on November 10, 2016 by cassiebable

By Lauren Moore, FSA Public Affairs Specialist During a tour of Emerald Valley Farm in Newville, Pennsylvania, USDA Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has expanded the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands program … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 30 Years of Conservation Partnerships in Missouri

Posted on July 25, 2016 by cassiebable

By Dana Rogge, Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist, Missouri Farm Service Agency Just one county west of St. Louis lies Franklin County, Missouri, filled with rolling hills, diverse agriculture and some of Missouri’s finest Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practices in the … Continue reading →

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Adams County FSA Educates Children about Conservation and Bats in Indiana

Posted on June 28, 2016 by cassiebable

  Bats – The Real Dark Knights By: Abigail Armentrout, Indiana Farm Service Agency, County Operations Trainee Splash! It is a common sound this time of year as the weather gets warmer and kids start playing in the water.  However, … Continue reading →

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Pollinator Week Ends – A Fan of Bees

Posted on June 28, 2016 by cassiebable

FSA Joins Other USDA Agencies Celebrating on the DC Mall Susan Cole (right), executive communication analyst and Hannah Mitchell (left), graphic designer with Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) assemble a homemade bee fan … Continue reading →

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Pheasant and Quail Fans Flock to Kansas City

Posted on February 22, 2016 by cassiebable

By:  Dana Rogge, Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist, Missouri FSA Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts gathered this past weekend in Kansas City for the 2016 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic. The annual event draws hunters, farmers and landowners interested in … Continue reading →

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Conservation Practice Helps South Dakota Family Minimize Impact of Record Snow Storm

Posted on December 23, 2015 by cassiebable

Like many ranchers in the northern Plains, Jason and Susie Reed will never forget the first week in October 2013. Up to 60 inches of snow fell in parts of eastern Wyoming and western South Dakota, surprising everyone and putting … Continue reading →

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Ohio Farmer Continues Life-Long Drive to Improve Environment

Posted on December 18, 2015 by cassiebable

Since she was a teenager some 60 years ago, Gail Dunlap has played an active role in her family’s seventh generation farming operation by focusing on ways to continually improve conservation practices and establish a natural and sustainable way of … Continue reading →

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Texas FSA Celebrates 30 Years of Conservation Success

Posted on December 14, 2015 by cassiebable

Conservation enthusiasts across Texas joined USDA to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on Monday, Nov. 30. The event was held in Amarillo, which is centrally located in the Texas panhandle, just north … Continue reading →

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CRP Helps Wyoming’s Kirby Creek Watershed Retain Its Quality Along with Its Beauty

Posted on December 10, 2015 by cassiebable

Looking out over a scenic Wyoming landscape, one might realize the beauty and life-sustaining resources nature created along the Kirby Creek Watershed. However, hidden among the splendor lies dangers to humans. But, these hazards aren’t immediately visible to the naked … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Brewer Contributes to Conservation Efforts in Chippewa County

Posted on December 3, 2015 by cassiebable

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company has depended on the Big Eddy Spring in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, since the brewery was founded in 1867. The Big Eddy has been dubbed the purest water in the world, which gives the Leinenkugel family … Continue reading →

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