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Invest in Our Land says proposed budget reduction for NRCS would result in the loss of 61 jobs in South Dakota

Invest in Our Land (IIOL) issued the following information Saturday (April 4, 2026) in response to the Trump Administration’s ...
Agri-Pulse

Getting Grounded: Soil science education shift challenges USDA conservationist hiring

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...
The Journal

Soil at heart of conservation decisions

Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers Soil scientist – to many people – may sound like a ...
Michigan Technological University

Ecology Graduate Digs Into Soil Conservation from Coast to Coast, Unearths USDA Career

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) student Allyson McQuiston planted seeds for a bright future in soil conservation two years ago and will soon be rewarded with a bountiful ...
Agri-Pulse

Getting Grounded: Inside USDA’s efforts to staff up to meet farmers’ environmental challenges

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Conservationists look over a design at the Carroll County Maryland Field Service Center in Westminster, Maryland, Feb. 6, 2020 (USDA/FPAC photo by ...