Pollinator Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes 10/28/2020
Join Eric Lee-Mader, Pollinator Program Co-Director, for this virtual short course created in partnership with the Kitsap and Jefferson County Conservation Districts in Washington. This 90 minute webinar will focus on concepts around protecting and enhancing populations of pollinators, especially bees, in agricultural landscapes. Introductory topics include the principles of pollinator biology, the economics of…… Continue reading →
Kentucky’s Henry County CD hits their stride with grant from NRCS 07/30/2020
By Candice Abinanti In Henry County, Ky., “tobacco paid the bills for a long time,” remarks Curtis Coombs (pictured left), a soil conservation technician covering Henry and Oldham Counties. Located northeast of Louisville and bordered on the east by the Kentucky River, Henry County’s primary crop used to be tobacco. Over the years, tobacco has…… Continue reading →
January Monthly Meeting of the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors 01/10/2020
This is the monthly meeting for the Seminole Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD). The general public is, as always, warmly invited to attend and participate during our public input segment. The SSWCD serves all of Seminole County in the area of the conservation and stewardship of our natural resources. We are an independent state…… Continue reading →
Getting Cover on Prevented Planting Ground 06/27/2019
Flooding across the Midwest has kept farmers from planting an unusually high number of acres this spring. Unable to plant their cash crop, many farmers are taking a second look at cover crops in order to maintain living cover on their fields and prevent erosion. Unfortunately, the relationship between cover crops and prevented planting crop…… Continue reading →
Did You Know? How to be a high-achieving district 08/30/2016
By Mike Brown Our heritage began over 75 years ago, and the accomplishments achieved by conservation districts have been nothing short of remarkable. We have transformed the American landscape from barren wastelands of the Dust Bowl era to productive working lands that support healthy wildlife populations, protect water quality, and invest in the future by…… Continue reading →
Soil health continues to top hot topics in conservation 08/26/2016
By Josie Dallam The National Association of Conservation Districts’ president, Lee McDaniel, knows a few things about soil health. He owns Indian Spring Farm in Darlington, Maryland, where he has raised dairy and beef cattle, and now farms row crops. Everything he’s done there relates back to soil health, he told an audience of conservation…… Continue reading →
How to Benefit from Cover Cropping? Give it Time! 01/15/2016
Guest Authors: Marie Veyrier and Sarah Mine, Datu Research, LLC. When Iowa farmer Frank Moore decided to try cover cropping in 2013, he knew he would face up-front costs. As a long-term adopter of no-till—which he has done successfully with corn and soybeans for more than 20 years—he didn’t expect the benefits to be immediate.…… Continue reading →
Flood Control Structures Curb Major Losses 06/22/2015
The heavy rainfall in Texas and Oklahoma this spring caused waterways to overflow and flood resulting in damage to the surrounding area. However, many people have flood control structures to thank for staying dry. It is estimated that in Oklahoma alone, flood control structures successfully prevented $40.3 million in damage during the month of April. A prime…… Continue reading →
March is Soils Support Agriculture Month 03/17/2015
This year has been officially dubbed the International Year of Soils by the United Nations and along with this broad designation, the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) have designated a different theme for each month. For instance, January was “Soils Sustain Life,” and February was “Soils Support…… Continue reading →