A fundamental knowledge of soil science is a prerequisite to meeting many natural resource challenges. Understanding soils allows us to minimize the degradation and destruction of one of our most important natural resources.
These designations are one step towards further conservation of agricultural lands.
In 1960, there were 1,635,000 acres of land in farmland in Alaska.
Today there are less than 881,000 acres, a 54 percent loss.
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program can help.
More than 3,500 species of native bees help increase crop yields. Some scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of animal pollinators like bees, butterflies and moths, birds and bats, and beetles and other insects.
The bill continues to provide technical and financial assistance available to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
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Conservation Client Gateway
The Hope in Healthy Soil
Conservation Compliance
StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
Plants Database
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A list of Web-based resources for access to natural resource data collected by NRCS.
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