A little slice of Worcester County is now on display at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, DC. A “monolith” of Paxton Fine Sandy Loam – the
official Massachusetts state soil – is on loan to the museum from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture along with 53 other designated state and territory
soil samples in a new soils exhibition that opened on July 19 at the National
Museum of Natural History.
The Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’
Association (CCCGA) is one of 45 organizations across the country recently
awarded a
Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) by the United States Department of
Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). CCCGA will receive
$33,416 to explore technology to decrease water usage and reduce potential
nutrient run-off when bogs become overly saturated and excess water can not be
removed.
The Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass), the
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of
Massachusetts Extension have organized a series of Grazing Workshops as a
continuing education resource for Massachusetts farmers.
This 28 page booklet provides
feature articles on customers, partnerships, employees, and information
on federal programs at work in the Bay State. Agricultural and conservation statistics;
facts about Massachusetts state government and geography;
maps; and contact information for NRCS
offices and conservation districts are also included.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership
in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural
resources and environment.
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