After the initial application process is completed – basically it is simply your intent to enter the program. Then the next step is to determine which program would work best for your particular situation and to evaluate the scope of work. This process involves an on site visit from one of the NRCS personnel. Our plans [...]
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Late summer and the heat is here with a vengeance! Temperatures down in the valley are reaching 109 and here on the ranch it is a throbbing 93 in the shade. The saving grace is the constant light breeze and theoh so pleasant lake just down the road. After a long hot day working on the [...]
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How the boy enjoys his food, his sleep, his sports, his companions, his truant days! His life is an adventure, he is widening his outlook, he is extending his dominion, he is conquering his kingdom. How cheap are his pleasures, how ready his enthusiasms! -John Burroughs Boys! The Boys decided they were going to play [...]
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I was recently invited to go picking service berries with some friends. Not wanting to show my ignorance and always pleased to learn some wild craft I readily agreed. It was a lovely day and I was able to get plenty of information regarding the storing and preserving of the little berry from the other [...]
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