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Indiana NRCS News

 

State Public Affairs Specialist, Rebecca Fletcher, (317) 295-5825
Public Affairs Specialist, Kris Vance, (317) 295-5822

 

National News

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General West Announce Process to Resolve Discrimination Claims of Hispanic and Women Farmers en Espanol (pdf) - Secretario de Agricultura Vilsack y Fiscal General Adjunto West Anuncian Proceso para Resolver Reclamaciones de Discriminación contra Agricultores Hispanos y Mujeres Agricultoras

 

Recruiting Video

 

2013 Recruiting Video - Find your Path (wmv, 11 MB)

 

 

Conservation Showcase

In an effort to highlight Indiana successes, the public affairs staff has created a conservation showcase forum.  These stories are important to both our internal and external customers in telling the story of conservation in Indiana. Please check back periodically as we highlight new conservation stories from Indiana.

 

            Conservation Showcase Stories

 

Indiana NRCS has developed the following publications for you to view or download. The files require Acrobat Reader. If you have problems opening any of the following files, contact Kris Vance at kris.vance@in.usda.gov.

 

    Soil Health

Cover Crop Seeding Notes (PDF; 689 KB)

Soil Health Pocket Guide (PDF; 165)

Farming in the 21st Century 11x17 poster display (PDF; 213 KB)

Soil Health 11x17 poster display (PDF; 310 KB)

Indiana Soil Health Successes  (PDF; 586 KB)

21st Century Soil Health  (PDF; 754 KB)

Soil Health For Cleaner Water (PDF; 218 KB)

Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative Brochure (PDF; 709 KB)   

Slake Demonstration (PDF; 475 KB)

**VIDEOS - Soil Health and Sustainability

For More information about Soil Health please visit NRCS' Soil Quality Page

    Other Topics

2012 Indiana NRCS End of Year Report (PDF; 936 KB)

Seasonal High Tunnel (Hoop House) flyer (PDF; 753 KB)

FACTSHEET - Applying for your DUNS Number (PDF; 160 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.13.12 - Available Resources Overview (PDF; 191 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.13.12 - Program Flexibility (PDF; 960 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 7.20.12 - Engineering Practices (PDF; 141 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.2.12 - Cover Crops and No-Till (PDF; 530 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.6.12 - Pasture and Grazing (PDF; 221 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.13.12 - Deferred Grazing (PDF; 205 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.13.12 - Cover Crops for Seed Dealers (PDF; 226 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.13.12 - Warm Season Grasses (PDF; 264 KB)

NRCS Drought Series Factsheet 8.22.12 - Wildlife (PDF; 244 KB)

Confined Feeding Operations Rule Update (PDF; 440 KB)

Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Compliance (PDF; 370 KB)

Indiana Specialty Agriculture, Organics, and Small Farms (PDF; 494 KB)

Specialty Agriculture, Organics, Small Farms Reference Guide  (PDF;  1.1MB)

2008 Farm Bill - EQIP and Organic Agriculture  (PDF; 167 KB)

2008 Farm Bill - How to Apply for Programs  (PDF; 648 KB)

2008 Farm Bill - Indiana Talking Points on NRCS Conservation Programs (PDF; 120 KB)

Conservation Planning - Plan First (PDF; 990 KB)

Designated Work Area for Grassed Waterways (PDF; 285 KB)

Energy Conservation System (PDF; 125 KB)

Healthy Forests - EQIP (PDF; 366 KB)

How NRCS Manages Funds: Audits and More (PDF; 138 KB)

So You Inherited the Farm--Now What?  (PDF; 102 KB)

USGS Indiana Water Science Center Streamgages (PDF; 149 KB)

Indiana NRCS News Releases

2012 Indiana NRCS News Releases

 

The files require Acrobat Reader. If you have problems opening any of the following files, contact Kris Vance at kris.vance@in.usda.gov.

September/October 2012 Issue (PDF: 668 KB)

November/December 2012 Issue (PDF; 529 KB)

January/February 2013 Issue (PDF; 562 KB)

March/April 2013 Issue (PDF; 840 KB)

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