Posts for tag "USDA"
Agriculture Changing Sediment and Nutrient Concentrations in Acton Lake
Recent research shows that agricultural management practices may be having unintended consequences on nutrient and sediment concentrations.
- Posted June 10, 2019
NWQI Targets Conservation Efforts in Small Watersheds
The USDA’s NRCS administers the successful NWQI, a water quality program that targets small watersheds in agricultural areas for conservation.
- Posted July 11, 2018
Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge Bringing Better Technologies to More People
Federal agencies are partnered to sponsor a competition that will result in innovative applications of nutrient sensors on agricultural lands.
- Posted April 12, 2018
The Rural Utilities Service On the Chopping Block—And Small Rural Towns With It
The Trump Administration’s proposed budget would eliminate the Rural Utilities Service, a program that funds water and wastewater projects in rural America.
- Posted December 18, 2017
Achieving Buy-in: The Importance of Community Involvement in Water Challenges
A USDA-funded project is aimed at developing a transferable strategy for achieving community stakeholder engagement in agricultural sustainable water issues.
- Posted December 14, 2017
Interactive Tool Links Land And Water Use
A tool launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service gives an eye-catching view of land and water use in the Great Lakes.
- Posted October 7, 2016
Carbon Sinks: Less Forested Land Can Be As Effective As Full Forests
It is commonly assumed that the higher the percentage of land is forest, the better a carbon sink it is. But as researchers explain in a release from the USDA Forest Service – Northern Research Station, that...
- Posted December 18, 2015
USDA Scientists Measure CO2 In Soil
Using CO2 sensors, infrared gas analyzers, canopy chambers and a Bowen ratio apparatus, USDA researchers explore soil CO2 and its implications for surface dwellers.
- Posted September 18, 2015
Multi-paddock grazing gives gassy cattle a chance to help sequester carbon, study suggests
An Arizona State University study explores whether an innovative practice known as adaptive multi-paddock grazing can improve carbon uptake on ranches
- Posted April 6, 2015
USDA plans new surveys and funding for honeybee decline
With an eye towards reversing the current honeybee decline, the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to get a better idea of how many honeybee colonies are lost each year and determine...
- Posted November 20, 2014
USDA predicts above-average water supply for Northwest, below-average for Southwest
A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast predicts above-average water supplies for much of the Northwest, but below-average supplies for the southwestern states, according to a release from agency. Data gathered by the USDA’s National Water and Climate...
- Posted April 23, 2014
Infrared fish passage counter tested
Researchers found mixed results when testing an infrared fish scanner to monitor fish movement through man-made passages in southeast Australia’s Murray Darling Basin, according to the journal Ecological Management and Restoration. A team from the New South...
- Posted February 6, 2014
Edge-of-field monitoring in Lake Erie tributary watersheds to bolster nutrient modeling
Ohio, Texas and federal researchers are conducting edge-of-field monitoring in Lake Erie watersheds to better model nutrient inputs into the lake.
- Posted December 17, 2013
USDA rolls out new water quality app
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed a new online water quality app to assess runoff from agricultural lands. Called the Water Quality Index for Agricultural Runoff, or WQIag, the application integrates multiple land use, soil, and nutrient...
- Posted May 8, 2013
USDA will fund agricultural conservation to improve water quality
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Conservation Service will make about $35 million available to farmers for conservation measures that will improve water quality, according to a USDA release. The funding is part of the second...
- Posted May 3, 2013
USDA completes $14 million restoration of Cane Creek
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has successfully restored parts of Tennessee’s Cane Creek, according to a release.
- Posted January 8, 2013
