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2014 Farm Bill brochure
Conservation practices and programs for your land. The 2014 Farm Bill brochure, measuring 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches folded, describes the 2014 Farm Bill conservation programs, including a table explaining each, suggestions for resource concerns, and FAQs. (2015)
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National Organic Farming Handbook
Available as a downloadable pdf. It covers everything from organic farming principles to cross-walking the National Organic Program with NRCS’s conservation practice standards.
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The Hope in Healthy Soil Video-Chapters
Educational video series explores how farmers are breathing new life into soil
A new, seven-part video series, broke into chapters, produced by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service explores how an increasing number of farmers throughout the country are creating a new hope in healthy soil by regenerating our nation’s living and life-giving soil. The video series is designed to help consumers, educators and students understand many of the important principles and practices behind the growing soil health movement and how soil health management systems provide a wide range of on- and off-farm benefits for everyone.
Chapters include:
Introduction
Unlocking the secrets in the soil
Do not disturb – No-till farming
Farmers going under ‘cover’
The benefits of going under ‘cover’
Mixing it up—the power of diversity
The hope in healthy soil—Off-farm benefits
(2016)
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The Hope in Healthy Soil Video-Loop
Educational video series explores how farmers are breathing new life into soil
A new, seven-part video series produced by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service explores how an increasing number of farmers throughout the country are creating a new hope in healthy soil by regenerating our nation’s living and life-giving soil. The video series is designed to help consumers, educators and students understand many of the important principles and practices behind the growing soil health movement and how soil health management systems provide a wide range of on- and off-farm benefits for everyone. Run time 19:31 minutes. (2016)
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Working Lands for Wildlife
NRCS has a long history of working with America’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to integrate wildlife-friendly practices on working lands. Our Working Lands for Wildlife magazines highlights many of the landscapes, communities and wildlife species that have prospered because of conservation on private lands. (2016)
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