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RCPP to Help Improve Water Quality in Lake Erie, Other American Waterbodies

January 16, 2015 Krysta Harden, Agriculture Deputy Secretary

In the first wave of funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), 70 percent of the 100-plus projects focused on providing for clean and abundant water. Of these many projects, one in the Great Lakes region is poised to do an excellent job in engaging and empowering an army...

Conservation

Grain Inspectors "Make the Grade" with Digital Media Tools

January 16, 2015 Shane Rumsey, Grain Marketing Specialist, FGIS - National Grain Center, GIPSA

Most consumers may not realize it, but in many ways grain inspection has not changed much over the years. Even though there are sophisticated scientific tests today to measure moisture, oil, protein and several other intrinsic qualities of grain, the human eye still carries the most weight when...

Technology

Downhill Thrill: The Life of a Snow Ranger during Alpine World Ski Championships

January 16, 2015 Max Forgensi, White River National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

There is an amazing partnership happening on public lands across this country, and it’s been ongoing for nearly a century. You may not know that large private companies operate ski resorts on your national forests and for that reason the U.S. Forest Service has snow rangers across the country...

Forestry