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Indianapolis, IN, August 30, 2024– Damarys Mortenson, State Conservationist for Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service...
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Jul 163 min
Conservation record broken by Hoosier farmers and landowners for third year in a row
INDIANA (July 16, 2024) — In a remarkable achievement for sustainable agriculture, the latest results from the Conservation Tillage...
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May 163 min
Indiana Conservation groups again have record year for conservation practices
INDIANAPOLIS (May 15, 2024) —Indiana landowners, for the second year in a row, set a record in the number of conservation practices to...
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Dec 5, 20232 min
Op-Ed: Soil and water, a source of life
by Damarys Mortenson, State Conservationist Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link between soil and...
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Oct 17, 20232 min
Indiana NRCS Sets Application Dates for Voluntary Conservation Programs
South Bend, IN, October 11, 2023– Farm Bill program application dates have been set for Indiana’s agricultural producers who want to...
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Jul 6, 20236 min
Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation
USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs $500 Million from Farm...
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May 3, 20233 min
News Release - Indiana NRCS Announces Extension of Women4theLand Program
INDIANAPOLIS, April 28, 2023– Nearly 388 million acres of U.S. land—about 40% of the nation’s farmland—is now farmed or co-farmed by...
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Apr 18, 20233 min
News Release: NRCS Announces $75 Million to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic
PLYMOUTH, April 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced details around its $75 million investment in...
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Indiana NRCS
Mar 21, 20233 min
Op-Ed: Celebrate National Ag Day by committing to combating climate change
Since its founding as the Soil Conservation Service in 1935, the agency now known as USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has...
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Mar 20, 20233 min
National Agriculture Day: Fifty Years Later, Farmers Are Growing a Climate for Tomorrow
Fifty years after the creation of National Agriculture Day, America’s farmers and private forestland owners find themselves on the front...
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Mar 2, 20233 min
Indiana NRCS Accepting Applications for Additional EQIP, CSP, ACEP Funding and NWQI-Lake Wawasee
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1, 2023 – Funding is now available from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana to help farmers and...
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