USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC)

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NAC's Blog

In Organic Cover Crops, More Seeds Means Fewer Weeds. "Agricultural Research Service (ARS) horticulturist Eric Brennan has refined cover crop seeding strategies to help organic producers optimize weed control and commercial crop production."
Updated Farm Bill Programs and Grants Page: "This chart is a one-stop shop for links to the relevant USDA program websites (where they exist), brief descriptions of programs, and important dates and deadlines."
Wild Bumble Bees Teeter On Brink Of Extinction. Conservation groups and scientists ask the USDA to protect wild bumble bees from disease.

About Agroforestry

Agroforestry intentionally combines agriculture and forestry to create integrated and sustainable land-use systems. Agroforestry takes advantage of the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock. Agroforestry practices include:

About NAC

The USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC) had its origins in the 1990 Farm Bill. It began as a Forest Service Research and State & Private Forestry effort in 1992 and expanded into a partnership with the Natural Resources Conesrvation Service (NRCS) in 1995. It is administered by the Forest Service, Southern Research Station. NAC offices are located in Lincoln, Nebraska and Huntsville, Alabama.

NAC accelerates the application of agroforestry through a national network of partners. Together, we conduct research, develop technologies and tools, coordinate demonstrations and training, and provide useful information to natural resource professionals.

About Working Trees

The right trees planted in the right places for the right reasons can add value to land-use systems. That's the Working Trees message that helps natural resource professionals, community leaders, and landowners identify with the concept of agroforestry. NAC uses the Working Trees theme to promote the development of sustainable agriculture and communities.

More about NAC's Working Trees