USDA Has Loaned Designated Soil for Each State and Territory to Smithsonian Institution for "Dig It!" Exhibition Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that USDA has loaned 54 designated state and territory soil samples to the Smithsonian Institution for a new soils exhibition that opens July 19 at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The soil samples are part of a gallery of monoliths representing all the states, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands. The 5,000-square foot exhibition, called “Dig It! The Secrets of Soil,” also includes interactive displays, hands-on models and videos.

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Schafer Announces an Additional $202.5 Million for Two Voluntary Conservation Programs Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced an additional $200 million will be made available through the 2008 Farm Bill to help farmers and ranchers nationwide to solve natural resource problems through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. An additional $2.5 million will be available for Agricultural Management Assistance in 16 states.

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Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat. Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to conservation.

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	Meet the Featured Customers! Eight featured customers, chosen to represent diversity of geography, culture, conservation practices and products, represent a cross-section of our landowner-partners nationwide as part of our Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion. campaign.
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Updated 07/17/2008