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Do you have natural resource concerns on your land? If so, we want to talk to you, because we have the most assistance available in our history.
@USDA
announced today that up to $7.7 billion is available via the Inflation Reduction Act and Farm Bill.
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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein
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Cover crops help you tap into a reservoir of water and nutrients deep in the soil.
#soilhealth
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There are many ways to help pollinators help you.
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Happy
#PollinatorWeek
! Here are 7 tips to transform your garden into a paradise for
#pollinators
.
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George Washington Carver is an American legend and a source of inspiration. During the Great Depression, farmers flocked to him for advice because he knew how to maximize crop production by caring for the soil. ⚗️ 🧔🏿 🌱
#BHM
#agtwitter
#blackexcellence
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There are more microbes in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on Earth.
#soilhealth
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Earthworms improve soil structure, water movement, nutrient dynamics and plant growth.
#soilhealth
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@NRCS_WI
and
@pheasants4ever
worked with landowners in Bancroft, Wisconsin, to build habitat for
#pollinators
and the threatened Prairie Chicken.
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Soil is home to a large percentage of the world's genetic diversity.
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#Wetlands
protect us from floods, purify our water and provide habitat to wildlife.
#wetlandsmonth
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Following these four
#soilhealth
principles will help you sequester more carbon, increase water infiltration, improve wildlife and pollinator habitat—all while harvesting better profits and often better yields.
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Planting milkweed and valuable nectar-rich plants can stabilize the ground, curb soil erosion and feed the monarchs.
#MonarchMonday
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These maps show the color of soil at various depths.
Soil color helps us understand a landscape’s recent and long-term history, clues about dominant mineralogy, and much more.
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"Cover crops help soil stay cooler, wetter and biologically active."
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A little milkweed on the edge of a farm goes a long way for monarch butterflies.
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'Soil health means that I'm actually paying attention to the world beneath the soil, and I'm honoring it.'
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“The more beneficial microbes you have in the soil, the more vigorous plant growth will be.”
#soilhealth
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There’s a reservoir of water and nutrients below our cropland’s “legacy plow-pan.” But that dense layer of soil virtually locks out most cash crops from reaching those resources. The solution? Cover crops. Their roots reach deeper than plows.
#soilhealth
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When you farm for pest management, nature devours your problems.
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90% of soil function is attributable to soil microbes.
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Biological Indicators of Soil Health: What they are, how they are measured, and what is on the horizon?
#soilhealth
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Soil that takes decades to form can wash away in a single afternoon. Keep it covered.
#soilhealth
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A little milkweed on the edge of a farm goes a long way for monarch butterflies.
#MonarchMonday
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@USDA
awarded $50 million for projects that assist historically underserved farmers, including beginning, limited resource, socially disadvantaged, and veterans.
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“To me, the first sign of fall isn't the shorter days or the changing leaves. It's the monarchs.”
#monarchbutterfly
#pollinators
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When you help monarch butterflies, you also help bees and other
#pollinators
.
#MonarchMonday
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Many farmers till during the fall. This year, we encourage you not to. Leave it be, let it grow. Save time, money & improve your soil’s health by joining the farmers who observe
#NoTillNovember
.
#soilhealth
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90% of soil function is attributable to soil microbes.
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Healthy soil, are you listening?
Cover crops, all a-glistenin’.
A beautiful sight,
We’re happy alright,
Growing in a winter cover land.
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Health flows from soil, to plants, to animals. Soil health is the foundation of human health.
#EarthDay
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Farmers like David Brandt use
#soilhealth
practices to hold sediment and nutrients in-field and out of nearby waterways.
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"A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." – FDR
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#MonarchMonday
: The iconic Western Monarch Butterfly is in swift decline. But farmers and ranchers can make simple tweaks on their working lands to provide quality habitat for monarchs:
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Soil that takes decades to form can wash away in a single afternoon. Keep it covered.
#soilhealth
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Happy
#EarthDay
! Learn about the benefits of
#conservation
practices directly from the farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners applying them with our 90-second video series.
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Riparian buffers improve water quality, create habitat and protect against flooding.
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Happy
#WorldWaterDay
! We work one-on-one with farmers, ranchers, and foresters to help them conserve water while at the same time improving the health of their lands, allowing each drop of water to go further.
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How can you be sure you’re planting the right crops in the right soil? Web Soil Survey – know before you grow.
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@USDA
is investing $28M in new round of wetland restoration projects to expand healthy wetland footprint across the nation.
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Every bite of food and sip of water depends on soil. Learn more about
#SoilHealth
:
#NationalSoilHealthDay
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How can you be sure you’re planting the right crops in the right soil? Web Soil Survey – know before you grow.
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#DYK
there are more microbes in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on Earth?
#soilhealth
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"I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me, but I can't help that I'm popular."
- Cover crops, probably.
#meangirlsday
#covercrops
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Increase yields by planting for pollinators.
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Everything we do in our watershed affects the soil, water, air, plants and animals.
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Why settle for a yard when you can have a habitat?
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Big thanks to the landowners who are helping the monarch butterfly recover!
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Riparian buffers improve water quality, create habitat and protect against flooding.
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Cover crops are like a protective blanket on your soil.
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Earthworms improve soil structure, water movement, nutrient dynamics and plant growth.
#soilhealth
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Everything we do in our watershed affects the soil, water, air, plants and animals.
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A little milkweed on the edge of a farm goes a long way for monarch butterflies.
#MonarchMonday
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“Farmers are just like doctors. A good farmer understands that’s he’s dealing with a complex biological system which is nature, just like the human body is.”
#soilhealth
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“Land must be nurtured; not plundered and wasted.”
Happy birthday to our founder, Hugh Hammond Bennett!
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