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Category Archives: CRP is 30
USDA Helps Fifth-Generation Tree Farm Recover from Hurricane Katrina
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast flattening Marilyn Sheridan’s fifth-generation virgin timber farm near Bogalusa in Washington Parish, Louisiana. The aftermath of this tropical storm left residents like Sheridan in desperate need of assistance. … Continue reading
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USDA Conservation Program Credited with Keeping Sage-Grouse Off Endangered List
Conservation Reserve Program Yielding Results in Washington State Editor’s note: The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife assisted with the development of this article. Washington state’s sage-grouse population has been on the decline since 1985, but for the past … Continue reading
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USDA Conservation Program Helps Reduce Flooding Concerns along Tennessee’s Red River
Like every farmer, Brendan Finucane needs rain to transform the seeds he plants into a bountiful harvest. For Finucane, and others who farm along the Red River in Tennessee’s northeast Robertson County, too much rain during the growing season brings … Continue reading
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USDA Conservation Program Keeping Puerto Rico Water Sources Clean
Moises Velez-Santiago has been farming in Puerto Rico nearly three decades and understands the important role farming can play in protecting water quality for the island’s 3.5 million residents. Through the USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), … Continue reading
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Pollinator Habitat Not Just for Bees
by Dan Janes, Communications Coordinator and GIS Management Analyst, North Dakota Farm Service Agency When most people think of pollinator habitat, they think of bees and butterflies. Bruce Pantzke is thinking of pheasants. “The diversity of plants in a pollinator … Continue reading
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USDA Conservation Program Expands Pollinator Habitat in Michigan
By: Brian Buehler, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Public Affairs Specialist Paul and Becky Rogers enjoy much more than flowers on their land in Kent County after converting 14 acres to native pollinator habitat eight years ago through the USDA Farm … Continue reading
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Farm Family Doing their Part to Help Protect Top Trout Stream in Connecticut
Windham County farmers, William III and Sally Ireland, know they are fortunate to live so close to one of the state’s top trout streams that runs nearly 18 miles through northeastern Connecticut. The Natchaug River is a trophy trout stream, … Continue reading
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Indiana Farm Becomes Conservation Showcase
Dr. Robert and Ellen Mulford have enrolled 238 acres into six different CRP practices that focused on establishing grassed waterways, windbreaks and creating various wildlife habitats by planting trees and creating wetlands. Farming is a business, and like all … Continue reading
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