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Fall Armyworm: USDA Research Lends a Hand in International Pest Outbreak

February 26, 2018 Genevieve Croft, International Affairs Fellow, Office of the Chief Scientist

USDA researchers tackle tough problems critical to American agriculture. Addressing how to nurture heathy soils, improve crop yields, or prevent livestock diseases, they carefully plan experiments and analyze data that can lead to better on-farm decisions and more productive practices. But even...

Research and Science

Conservation-Minded Purchasing: How Clothing Purchases Help Get Conservation on the Ground

February 26, 2018 Chad Douglas, Acting Internal/External Communications Team, NRCS

What if, before you purchased a hat or sweater, you knew the wool used to make it came from sheep raised on a ranch managed to improve soil health and increase soil carbon?

Conservation