USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

No one knows more about your land than you do. No one knows more about agricultural conservation than we do. Together, we can develop a plan tailored to your landscape and business goals to help you increase productivity and protect the value of your land. Contact your local NRCS Service Center. https://lnkd.in/gUwe24UD Photo: The Holt family farm in Wecota, South Dakota

Do you shield your soil? When you follow the soil health principle of maximizing soil cover, you help to control erosion, reduce evaporation rates, maintain temperature, prevent compaction, suppress weed growth, and provide protection for the soil’s food web. Learn more about how soil health. If you want to dive deeper into soil health practices, check out our website: https://lnkd.in/gW-4bQsD Photo: a cover crop mix of millet, sunflower, sunn hemp, radish and turnips on a field in Hodgeman County, KS.

Are you ready to dig in? Web Soil Survey is the largest public-facing natural resource database in the world. You can use it to learn more about your soils through customizable maps, properties, and interpretations – all free and downloadable. https://lnkd.in/gUcGQ-tR

Children today; conservationists tomorrow. The responsibility of helping children learn to have positive attitudes towards conservation and nature lies with us! Today’s children will be making conservation decisions in the future. Becoming more aware of their environment and how food makes it to their plates through agricultural education is a great starting point to set a stable foundation for making these decisions. Want a great resource for helping your children learn about the environment and conservation? Check out the South Dakota NRCS Soil Education Network Soil Education Network - Curriculum (https://lnkd.in/gXKEYBAW) to get resources for children in grades Kindergarten through 12th. Images: 1 & 2 USDA NRCS Montana and 3 Mariah Underwood, NRCS.

In the beautiful heart of Lexington County, South Carolina, our team at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working towards promoting sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. Leading this charge is Joshua Boatwright, District Conservationist, and Jamie Tyler, Soil Conservationist. They both breathe life into NRCS's endearing mission, “Help People Help the Land. https://lnkd.in/g4DW4xfK

NRCS Names Ice as Engineer of the Year Each year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recognizes a standout individual by bestowing them with the prestigious title of NRCS Engineer of the Year. This year, the NRCS Engineer of the Year is Shane W. Ice, P.E., State Conservation Engineer for NRCS in Texas. Our warmest congratulations to Mr. Ice for his remarkable achievement. https://lnkd.in/g72bNyef

Members of the Xunaa Káawu Tribe in Hoonah, Alaska have worked with us in Alaska to restore streams and create habitat for salmon and other fish that play a vital role in the Tribe's subsistence lifestyle.

Do you participate in our conservation programs? If you do, it’s time to start preparing for tax season. Learn more about tax resources for farmers and ranchers. https://lnkd.in/gtt6jTpU

Join us online tomorrow as we discuss a recently completed Conservation Innovation Grant project connecting social science research and communications to promote brush management behavior in Kansas and Oklahoma. During this webinar, Ryan Roberts https://lnkd.in/g_Fe3GZu and Lindsay Shorter https://lnkd.in/grimbYRY will share insights from a literature review, key informant interviews, and focus groups that examine producer attitudes toward invasive woody plants and motivations and barriers to conducting brush management. We’ll also discuss our process for integrating this data into targeted communication messages aimed to increase participation in brush management. Register: https://lnkd.in/g23Y4tUT

Happy National Ag Day! The United States is home to 1.9 million farms nationwide covering 880 million acres of land, and direct on-farm employment accounts for about 2.6 million jobs. In 2023, direct output from farms contributed $222.3 billion to the gross domestic product. Sources: 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture; USDA Economic Research Service; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.