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Voluntary Conservation Works to Improve Water Quality

October 19, 2022 Dr. Gene W. Kim, NRCS National Water Quality Specialist & National Aquatic Ecologist

Working in partnership with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), farmers are using proven conservation practices to help improve water quality downstream. Our customers are stewards of our nation’s farmland, voluntarily stepping up to the plate to make an impact. They are improving...

Conservation

Pilot Light: Collaborating with Educators to Teach Students about Food

October 19, 2022 Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, Midwest Regional Office with guest author Alex DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director, Pilot Light

With a desire to create healthy relationships between American children and food, a group of chefs created Pilot Light in 2010. This program partners with Pre K–12 teachers to make food education a part of everyday classroom lessons. Through holistic food education, students learn about the...

Food and Nutrition Nutrition Security