Agri-Pulse

Getting Grounded: Soil science education shift challenges USDA conservationist hiring

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...
Agri-Pulse

USDA faces ‘stigma,’ course work challenges in hiring critical field staff

Terry Cosby, chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, looks on as Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux answers a question at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing. The ...
OPB

Soil moisture key to capturing carbon, study finds

Oklahoma Conservation Commission Soil Scientist Greg Scott holds healthy soil that absorbed two inches of simulated rainfall, during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources ...
Western Illinois University

Illinois Conservation Planners Enrolled in WIU Soils Class

MACOMB, IL - - A collaborative effort between the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture (Ag) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will offer a unique educational opportunity ...