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Conservation Efforts Reduce Nutrient Runoff

2013-09-12 23:36:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: USDA. A new report released by USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) shows significant reductions in the loss of sediment and nutrients from farm fields through voluntary conservation practices in the lower Mississippi River basin. read more

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Farmers reduce sediment, nutrient runoff with conservation efforts

2013-08-27 22:30:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: USDA A USDA assessment shows benefits of farmer-led conservation efforts to reducing runoff, Agriculture Secretary highlights the need for conservation programs provided by a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill A new report, released by USDA's NRCS this week, marks the completion of a watershed-wide assessment of conservation efforts in the Mississippi River watershed. Its findings demonstrate that conservation work, like controlling erosion and managing nutrients, has reduced the edge-of-field losses of sediment by 35%, nitrogen by 21% and phosphorous by 52%. read more

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