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Passionate Couple, USDA, Team up for 'Miracle:' Bringing Back the American Chestnut

February 14, 2014 Jamie Johnson Ponder, Conservation Planning Technician, Laurel County (Ky.) Soil and Water Conservation District

It was on a hilltop in eastern Kentucky where I first met James and Gail Cope, looking at the 27 newly planted American chestnut seedlings on their land. It was our common love for this rare tree that brought us together. American chestnut trees once dominated the Appalachian landscape, but during...

Conservation

Southeast Regional Climate Hub Works to Sustain Agricultural and Forest Systems

February 14, 2014 Steve McNulty, U.S. Forest Service Southern Region Climate Hub leader

What a day! I am excited and nervous at the same time. Over the past nine months, hundreds of folks have been working together to make the opening of the USDA Southeastern Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) a reality, and today is the big day. SERCH meet world, world meet SERCH. Now that we have...

Forestry

Secretary's Column: New Farm Bill is an Investment in Rural America

February 14, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

The 2014 Farm Bill, passed by Congress and signed last week by President Obama, strengthens the farm safety net and ensures vital nutrition assistance for hardworking children and families during tough times. It closes loopholes and achieves much-needed reform, saving billions of taxpayer dollars...

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