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Soil Testing to Manage Nitrates on Delaware farms
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Delaware and its partners are helping farmers take care of their soil and the environment. Jacob Urian of the Kent Conservation District demonstrates how to conduct a Pre-Side Dressing...
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Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award winner
The DiFebo family farm in Bangor, Pennsylvania has won the prestigious Aldo Leopold Conservation Award, presented by the Sand County Foundation. The DiFebos have partnered with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service to protect...
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Climate Change and Peanuts
USDA researchers are studying how climate change could affect peanuts and how they are grown.
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Florida Everglades Restoration
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with landowners and local officials to help restore the environmentally sensitive everglades.
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Soil Health Farmers in Harford County, Maryland
Holloway Brothers farms in Darlington, Maryland works with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service to improve soil health and put conservation on their land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Saving Water In Dry Areas
A USDA project is trying out new ways to save water in places where farmers need it the most.
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Environmental Credit Trading at Wildwood Farm, Virginia
This story takes you to Appomattox, Virginia where a farmer is using an innovative approach to keeping runoff out of the Chesapeake Bay.
By planting trees on retired cropland, the farmer is helping to filter pollutants from streams in...
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Urban Agriculture in New York City
USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden visits the Union Square Farmers Market in downtown NYC sampling products and chatting with farmers and producers about the challenges and rewards of urban agriculture.
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USDA Researches Year Round Strawberries
A USDA research geneticist is working on a way to grow strawberries year round on the east coast. Dr. Kim Lewers is testing some strawberry cultivars in a new production system designed to extend the growing season in the northern and...
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MyPlate, MyWins: Meet Bryan & Keah
The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion continues their “MyPlate, MyWins” video series with Bryan, Keah and their six-year-old daughter. From eating at their favorite restaurant to preparing a meal at home, follow this...
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Helping Farmers Prevent Runoff And Erosion
An innovative USDA initiative along the Gulf of Mexico is helping farmers in Mississippi's coastal counties prevent sediment and nutrients from washing into nearby waterways that drain into the Gulf.
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Hopi-Kaibab National Forest Springs Restoration Project
This video documents ongoing partnership between the Kaibab National Forest and the Hopi Tribe to conduct restoration treatments on natural springs while outreaching and training Hopi youth. Through this partnership, Hopi tribal elders...
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Healthier Soils To Get Through Drought
When it comes to drought relief. most eyes look to the sky. But now some USDA experts are suggesting that at least part of the drought solution is not above us, but below us in the soil.
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Milk Production Research at USDA
USDA's Agricultural Research Service is doing innovative research to help farmers get more production from livestock for less cost.
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Value Of Urban Forests
Software developed by the USDA Forest Service and partners is helping to determine the value of trees in urban areas.
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MyPlate, MyWins: Meet Carol & Brad
The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion continues their “MyPlate, MyWins” video series with Carol, Brad, and their four kids. Follow this farm family as they cook using homegrown vegetables and fruit, and teach their kids...
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Preserving Green Grazing Even During Drought
USDA is helping ranchers learn to keep some green on their land even during drought.
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Improving Poultry Farming Science
A USDA researcher is working to improve the science of poultry farming.
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Healthy Soil Vs. Drought
California has been historically dry, but healthy soil practices are helping some farmers weather the drought.
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Ethylene Gas
Tom explains tricks of the trade that can help you get safe, quality produce.
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Washing Produce
Tom explains tricks of the trade that can help you get safe, quality produce.
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Nature’s New “Soil Cleaner”
Scientists with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in central California are using cactus and other plants to remove toxins from soil and to create biofuels. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has more.
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MyPlate, MyWins: Meet Candice & James
The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion continues their “MyPlate, MyWins” video series with Candice, who is 38 weeks pregnant, James, and their 2-year old son. Follow this family as they prep for the arrival of a new baby...