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- A Tale of Two Chickens is a short film which illustrates how we are paying a high price for food in hidden ways and why we need true cost accounting in our food and farming systems.
- Across the U.S., farmers are discovering the benefits of high tunnels. NRCS can help producers integrate high tunnels into their operations. While they may look like greenhouses, high tunnels are actually quite different. Greenhouses are usually constructed of glass and metal, with plants grown in pots above the ground. High tunnels are polyethylene, plastic or fabric covered hoop structures that can be assembled for a fraction of the cost, with plants grown in raised beds or grown directly in the ground.
- Small community gardens, urban farms that span several city blocks, and intensive indoor hydroponic or aquaculture facilities are all examples of urban agriculture. This fast-growing phenomenon has the potential to nourish the health and social fabric of communities and create economic opportunities for farmers and neighborhoods. But it also comes with a unique set of challenges and opportunities.
- 6 films on subjects ranging from water footprints to clean drinking water, with funding provided by a variety of foundations and public institutions.
- Organic farming is one of the fastest growing segments of agriculture. More and more farmers and ranchers will be transitioning to organic to meet growing consumer demand, which currently outpaces U.S. growers' supply.
- Nearly 75 years ago, the Dust Bowl offered farmers here a valuable lesson: if their tillage practices failed to leave the soil covered, it would be lost forever. Today, most farmers in this region still grow cycles of wheat and fallow - essentially resting their soil for an entire year after each harvest to give it time to collect enough rainwater to produce another crop. While this wheat-fallow rotation helps farmers keep wheat yields consistent from year to year, it also requires leaving the soil bare for up to 14 months at a time. That bare soil is subject to both wind and water erosion, and loses nearly 75% of its water storage to evaporation and weeds.
- Instead of using chemical herbicides, organic farmers can work with NRCS to implement a variety of conservation practices that suppress weeds while building soil health.
- NRCS can help organic farmers work with nature instead of against it, building and conserving vital habitat for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife.
- The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service can help organic farmers with irrigation water management strategies tailored to their farm's specific needs.
- The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service can help organic farmers with irrigation water management strategies tailored to their farm's specific needs.
- NRCS can help farmers and ranchers with a number of conservation practices that build healthy soil.