Natural Resources Conservation Service (@USDA

Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Natural Resources Conservation Service

@USDA_NRCS

We're USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Let's boost your farm or ranch's bottom line through conservation. RTs/follows ≠ endorsement.

Washington, D.C.

Joined June 2009

Natural Resources Conservation Service
@USDA_NRCS
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A new high-elevation SNOTEL site was recently installed in southern Nevada at roughly 9,400 feet elevation. Thanks to NRCS staff from both Utah and Nevada, with help from the @forestservice and staff from Lee Canyon Ski Resort. Learn more about SNOTEL at nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initi…
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After making the switch from vegetables to fresh cut flowers on her Kentucky farm, Michelle Wheller worked with NRCS to install a high tunnel. It helps extend her season and allows her to grow higher value flowers throughout the year.
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Art Christenson has been herding sheep on Chernofski Ranch on Unalaska Island, Alaska for 53 years. He has worked with NRCS to protect rangelands and improve grazing management, including replacing five miles of damaged fence through EQIP.
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Jun 8
In the next two decades, 300 million acres of ag land will change hands as the current owners retire or die. LANDED, a new podcast developed by the American Farmland Trust, explores the challenges facing farmers and ranchers during succession planning. farmland.org/landed-podcast…
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No-Till Farmer
@NoTillFarmr
May 27
Thanks to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service chief Colton Buckley for sharing his thoughts on the agency's priorities and efforts as farmers continue to look for help and assistance in the field. #savethesoil #nrcs #conservationag #longlivethesoil
NRCS Chief Talks Goals for Agency as Ag Tech Evolves
From no-tillfarmer.com
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Kevin Nors raises cattle in Abbott, Texas. He worked with NRCS to develop a grazing management plan and install infrastructure to provide water to his animals throughout 500 acres of pastureland.
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Jason and Krista Pyron run Sitkinak Ranch on a 64,000‑acre island south of Kodiak. Their 500 grass‑fed cow–calf pairs graze year‑round on rich forage. The Pyrons work with NRCS to install fencing that protects plant health and salmon habitat. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b85836…
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Farmers.gov
@FarmersGov
Jun 2
A new framework for migratory big game conservation brings partners together across 17 western states to address threats to species like elk, pronghorn and mule deer. @USDA_NRCS and @usdaFSA will help producers preserve migration corridors. nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initi…
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Temporary fencing helps Paul Lisai improve the health of his animals and his pasture on his Vermont dairy farm by allowing for rotational grazing. Celebrate National Dairy Month by learning how we can helped Lisai's farm and could help yours too.
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USDA’s new Migratory Big Game: A Framework for Conservation Action expands voluntary conservation across 17 states to preserve migration corridors for big game species on working lands. nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initi…
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Jun 1
Replying to @USDA_NRCS
Chief Buckley also visited a premier hunting and fishing preserve operated by 4th‑generation farmer Todd Butler, where the discussion focused on farmland‑conversion risks and the work of local partners.
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Our new Chief, Colton L. Buckley, visited our West Virginia NRCS state office last week, meeting staff across the agency, joining an employee roundtable, and seeing firsthand how new technology is improving engineering design and field efficiency.
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
@NFWFnews
May 12
“It’s great to feed the world. To be able to know that you’re contributing.” For third-generation farmer Joseph Arcaneaux, conservation is part of the job. With support from @USDA_NRCS and NFWF, he’s holding water on Louisiana rice fields to benefit migratory birds and
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