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Bringing up Better Biofuel
Agricultural Research Service scientists are testing a mobile pyrolysis system for on-farm production of bio-oil from agricultural waste. USDA-ARS photo by Mark Schaffer The idea of replacing...
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Climate Smart Restoration of Appalachian Forests
Understanding soil carbon graphic. Graphic credit: Aurora Cutler and Cheryl Ziebart (Click to enlarge) As the climate changes, and our forests are affected, the need to reclaim impacted areas and...
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Sustainably Growing Vegetables in a Changing Climate: It’s about Working...
Soils protected from the impact of intense rainstorms by a layer of mulch between rows of lettuce growing at Harvest Valley Farm in Valencia, PA. Photo credit: Franklin Egan, Pennsylvania Association...
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Tracking Songbird Progress in Pennsylvania’s Forests
The golden-winged warbler has suffered a 66 percent population decline since the 1960s. “Hear that?” Dr. Jeff Larkin bent his ears to a nearby cluster of trees amid a sea of briars. “There’s one in...
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With the Right Management, Pennsylvania Landowners Bringing Birds to Forest
Natalie and Donald Love use sustainable forestry practices to improve early successional habitat on their land in central Pennsylvania. Natalie Love wakes up each morning to the sounds of songbirds....
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Agricultural Lands Key to a Healthy Chesapeake Bay
To improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, farmers and forest landowners are using conservation systems that reduce nutrient and sediment runoff. A vibrant and healthy agriculture sector is...
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Pennsylvania Landowners Helping Indiana Bat through ‘Spooky’ Declines
NRCS Chief Jason Weller (left) visited with NRCS District Conservationist Rob Clauto (center) and Blair County landowner Tom Belinda (right) to see some of the practices at work on the land. When most...
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Philly Market Rises Up to Meet Hunger Challenge
From left to right: Bruce Summers - Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA); Travis Hubbs - Assistant Regional Director, PACA Division, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA);...
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Resolve to Build Healthy Soils on Rented Land
Five questions. Do you rent out your land for agriculture? If you do, don’t forget about your farm when you’re making your New Year’s resolutions. Here are five questions from USDA’s Natural Resources...
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Bringing it Home at the End of the Year
Results of the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey released on Dec. 20, 2016 reveal that 167,009 U.S. farms sold food directly to consumers, retailers, institutions and intermediaries. (Click to...
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