Natural Resources Conservation Service

Texas

United States Department of Agriculture

Soil Health Short Course to offer Land Managers Educational Information

The USDA-NRCS is considered a gateway to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through its many resource professionals across Texas who are readily available to educators and the general public.

Bertha Venegas presents agency information to teachers. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy

TSSRM attendance highest in five years

This year the theme was Water: How Can TSSRM Lead Its Stewardship...

Undergraduate students hone their plant identification skills by competing at TSSRM Plant ID.

NRCS is Driving Energy Savings to Farmers with VFDs

One of the largest operating expenses for irrigation farmers is the energy required to operate irrigation pumping systems. A new technology is reaching up to 15 percent saving on energy usage – variable frequency drives (VFDs).

VFDs are addressing energy resource concerns through EQIP.

A Time to Shine

Tierra Blanca SWCD in Hereford recently hosted a well-attended conservation tour in Deaf Smith County where conservationists, farmers, ranchers and other agri-business leaders could see conservation at work during several irrigation and soil health tour stops across the county.