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Have You Heard of Palmer Amaranth?
USDA has learned that Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), an invasive weed, may have infested some newly-seeded (2016) conservation...
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Helping St. Joseph County residents improve their natural resources through conservation and education.
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NRCS
- Jul 20, 2017
- 4 min
Healthy Soils Are: covered all the time
Keep it covered, please! If you’re trying to make your soil healthier, you shouldn’t see it very often. In other words, soil should...
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Indiana NRCS
- Jul 13, 2017
- 4 min
Grazing Bites
I mentioned last month I couldn’t believe how much forage growth we have already this year due to the rains. The situation hasn’t...
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stjosephswcd
- Jun 29, 2017
- 1 min
Cost Share Opportunities
Now is the time to start thinking about Cover Crop Seeds! The goal of the Conservation Cropping Systems to Improve Soil Health grant is...
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USDA NRCS
- Jun 22, 2017
- 1 min
Experts Talk Soil Health
When it comes to water, cover crops give more than they take, expert says. It’s a fair question. Why would farmers want to plant a cover...
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USDA NRCS
- Jun 15, 2017
- 3 min
Healthy Soils Are: High in organic matter
Behold the benefits of organic matter! Organic matter matters. In fact, there may be no other component that’s more important to a...
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Rosie Lerner, Purdue Extension
- Jun 8, 2017
- 2 min
Rain Gardens Go with the Flow
Rain gardens are areas of the landscape designed to catch rainwater long enough to allow it to percolate slowly back into the groundwater...
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Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)
- May 17, 2017
- 4 min
Cover Crops Thrive in Tough Farm Economy
Fall Conservation Transect Report Released – Cover Crops Thrive in Tough Farm Economy One Million Acres of Living Cover Crops Reported...
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Jane Hardisty, State Conservationist USDA NRCS
- Apr 17, 2017
- 2 min
Educating Our Youth is Key to Future Conservation
Today, it is estimated that there are more than 7 billion people on our planet and 925 million of them are malnourished. Projections...
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USDA NRCS
- Mar 30, 2017
- 1 min
Experts Talk Soil Health
Discover the cover: Farmers realize benefits, challenges of soil-improving cover crops A growing number of farmers throughout the nation...
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stjosephswcd
- Mar 23, 2017
- 1 min
Youth Poster Contest
Who Can Participate? The Poster contest is open to all students in public, private or home school, grades K-12. Posters are due: April...
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USDA NRCS
- Mar 16, 2017
- 2 min
Healthy Soils are: full of life
It’s alive! Many people don’t realize that soil, especially healthy soil, is full of life. Millions of species and billions of organisms...
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http://learn.eartheasy.com/2009/01/no-till-gardeni
- Mar 9, 2017
- 3 min
No Till Gardening Taking what we know of large scale production to your home garden.
If you’re a gardener, then you know that getting your space ready for planting is the most strenuous task. Traditionally, gardeners will...
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stjosephswcd
- Feb 23, 2017
- 3 min
You Can Help Fight the Gulf of Mexico’s “Dead Zone”
Indiana is part of the fertile corn belt of the Midwest. But what is done on this farm ground can have a devastating affect on the Gulf...
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IN NRCS
- Feb 9, 2017
- 2 min
Indiana NRCS Accepting Second Round Applications for Wetland Easements in the St. Joseph River Water
Indianapolis, IN, February 9, 2017 – Jane Hardisty, State Conservationist for Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service...
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NRCS
- Feb 9, 2017
- 2 min
What To Do With Irrigation Pivot Corners
In 1948, center pivot irrigation was invented as a means to improve water distribution in crop fields. This was a great improvement in...
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Indiana NRCS
- Dec 12, 2016
- 2 min
Indiana NRCS Announces $13 Million Available to Help Protect and Restore Wetlands
Indianapolis, IN, December 12, 2016 – State Conservationist Jane Hardisty announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources...
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stjosephswcd
- Dec 7, 2016
- 2 min
Happy Birthday Indiana
December 5, 1679 Robert LaSalle reaches the portage between St. Joseph and Kankakee Rivers. He is considered the first explorer to...
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Whitley County Soil and Water Conservation
- Nov 30, 2016
- 1 min
Certified Livestock Producer Training is Being Held in Columbia City, Indiana
The Whitley County Soil and Water Conservation District and Whitley County Farm Bureau, Inc. is hosting a Certified Livestock Producers...
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NRCS
- Nov 16, 2016
- 2 min
NRCS Seeks Applications for $25 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Indiana State Conservationist Jane Hardisty today announced that USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking new...
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