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		<title>Major Land Use of the United States</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2012/02/03/major-land-use-of-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007 from ERS (Click on image below). By Cynthia Nickerson, Robert Ebel, Allison Borchers, and Fernando Carriazo Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-89) 67 pp, December 2011<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=419&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mapping tool for renewable energy resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Renewable Energy Lab has put together an interactive website showing best locations for a number of renewable energy sources, including biomass<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=417&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Soil and Pasture Rental Rates from UDSA</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2010/08/05/soil-and-pasture-rental-rates-from-udsa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Aug 2010.  The tool has been updated. USDA has a new tool that lets you download soil and pasture rental rates (for CRP and other uses) in a variety of ways.  Also has an EI caclulator.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=239&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Web Soil Survey</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/08/06/web-soil-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has a new web-based soil survey.  I quickly was able to define an &#8220;Area of Interest&#8221;  and produce both a soils map and access information about the soil types (RUSLE information, building suitability, flooding potential, etc.).  Once you have the soil map for your farm, you can go to NRCS&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=284&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Conservation Practices on Wildlife</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA&#8217;s Conservation Assessment Effects Project has just released two extensive reviews of the effects of agricultural conservation practices &#8211; like those used in CRP and other conservation programs  (public announcement here).  Part A addresses terrestrial habitats and Part B addresses aquatic habitats.  Even better is the dynamic bibliography.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=188&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting American Farmland</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/01/30/protecting-american-farmland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NRCS and the American Farmland Trust have put together a Farmland Information Center with lots of resources (searchable) on the economics, legislation and practicality of preserving and protecting farmland.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=185&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Program Acres Tool from USDA</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/07/25/farm-program-acres-tool-from-usda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA has a new tool where you can map online (and download the raw data) county level data for Farm Program acreage including: program acres (production flexibility contract acres under the 1996 Farm Act, by commodity; base acres designated under the 2002 Farm Act, by commodity; and base acres updated to 1998-2001 plantings under the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=68&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Water Quality Data</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/22/water-quality-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 15:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real-time water quality data across the US available at WaterQualityWatch from USGS. &#8220;Measurements include streamflow (through WaterWatch) water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. These measurements are available at more than 1,300 sites in streams with watersheds as small as a few square miles to more than 1,000,000 square miles in the Mississippi [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=40&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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