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More Quail Per Bale: Precision Conservation for a More Sustainable Future
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by
admin
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published
Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 02:03 PM
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filed under:
Landowner Information,
WLFW,
Training Resources,
Webinars and Instructional Videos,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Instructional Video,
Producers,
Conservation,
Video,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Pheasants Forever,
Farming,
Agriculture,
Landowners,
Cotton
How farming and quail management can be compatible on working lands.
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Webinars and Instructional Videos
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A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame
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by
Web Editor
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published
Aug 12, 2020
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filed under:
News,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
WLFW,
Agriculture,
NPR
More than 40 years ago, in Nigeria, a young scientist named Rattan Lal encountered an idea that changed his life — and led, eventually, to global recognition and a worldwide movement to protect the planet's soil.
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WLFW News Inbox
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Ep. 89 Pheasants Forever And Precision Ag
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Web Editor
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published
Aug 21, 2019
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filed under:
Farming,
Podcast,
Agriculture,
Birds
Ep. 89 Pheasants Forever and Precision Ag Pheasants Forever + Agriculture might not be the first combination you think of, but their similarities are far greater than one might expect. Tanner Bruce, Ag and Conservation Programs Manager at Pheasants Forever, joins podcast host Tony Kramer to talk conservation, precision farming, and the new partnership with Pheasants Forever and John Deere.
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Podcasts
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No-Till Intensive Trainings
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by
admin
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published
Jun 30, 2021
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filed under:
Producers,
Training,
Pests,
Farmers,
Soil,
Webinar,
Soil Health,
Water,
No-till,
Herbicide,
Farming,
Agriculture
8-part webinar series with farmers, researchers, or other expert practitioners. The classes will discuss common obstacles to implementing a successful no-till program, address these issues through field proven technical knowledge, and follow a training plan that will best enable the TSP (technical service provider) to support the farmers in the no-till practice transition. This course is open to any service provider working with farmers in the Northeast! Upon course completion participants will receive a No-Till Intensive Training Certificate of Completion, as well as be eligible for 8 CCA credits and 1 Pesticide credit.
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Training Resources Exchange
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Certified Biomass Procurement Specialist - Switchgrass
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by
admin
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published
Jun 30, 2021
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filed under:
Training,
Sustainable Agriculture,
Livestock,
Farmers,
Grasses,
Switchgrass,
Native Grasslands,
Farming,
Agriculture
This eight-hour online course is designed to prepare agriculturists to work with farmers as employees of a bio-refinery to provide its feedstock needs. Course topics include site selection, soils, drainage, fertility, varieties, weed control, selecting growers, contracts, production systems and other switchgrass production issues. Course instructors are specialists from Auburn University, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky and Genera Energy. For more information or to enroll contact Mark Hall (hallmah@auburn.edu).
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Invites Public to Provide Input to Environmental Assessment to Review Use of Genetically Modified Crops
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USFWS
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published
Apr 30, 2013
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last modified
May 01, 2013 11:01 AM
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filed under:
News,
Land Use,
Agriculture
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input as it evaluates the future use of genetically modified crops on national wildlife refuges that use farming in the Southeast Region. These refuges use farming as a wildlife management tool to help meet refuge specific conservation objectives for waterfowl and other species.
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News & Events
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NRCS helps build resiliency to climate change
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by
Ciji Taylor, NRCS
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published
May 09, 2013
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last modified
May 09, 2013 11:14 AM
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filed under:
Climate Change,
Agriculture,
Resilience,
News
As experts predict growing climate changes in the United States, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service offers a variety of practices, programs and studies that help landowners build resiliency to its effects.
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News & Events
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Celebrating 1 Million Feet of Conservation Fence in West Virginia
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by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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published
May 28, 2013
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filed under:
Stakeholder,
Rivers,
Streams,
News,
Agriculture
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Trout Unlimited, working in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency, West Virginia Conservation Agency, Canaan Valley NWR, numerous non-governmental organizations and many landowners, have installed over 1 million feet of conservation fence throughout the state of West Virginia.
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NRCS, Landowners Improve Habitat for At-risk Species
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by
Ciji Taylor, NRCS
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published
Jun 13, 2013
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filed under:
Wetlands,
Land Use,
Endangered Species,
News,
Agriculture
Through voluntary conservation, American farmers, ranchers and forestland owners are restoring and protecting habitat for seven at-risk wildlife species.
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New Online Tool Helps Producers Estimate Carbon Stowed in Soil
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by
NRCS
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published
Jun 13, 2013
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filed under:
Climate Change,
Energy,
Agriculture
A new online tool , called COMET-FARM™, enables agricultural producers to calculate how much carbon their conservation actions can remove from the atmosphere.
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