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Announcing Two New Staff Members
WSI is delighted to announce the addition of two newly hired Science Specialists. Dr. Chris Graham and Mr. Chris Brosch bring unique sets of skills and backgrounds to WSI. Their experiences in agriculture and water quality protection will be assets as WSI moves forward.
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Water Stewardship Logo Water Stewardship Symposium at 66th International Annual Conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Society

The Symposium was entitled "Verification and Continuous Improvement of Conservation Performance for Water Quality Protection".
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AFT BMP Challenge
Ongoing test in the Shenandoah Valley.
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On Farm Nutrient Balancing - Real Science, Real Solutions

WSI was one of the sponsors for the On Farm Nutrient Balancing - Real Science, Real Solutions workshop held in Dayton, VA on March 15, 2012. The workshop featured Dr. Andrew Sharpley, world renowned specialist in manure and phosphorous from the University of Arkansas, and Dr. Rory Maguire, manure specialist from VA Tech, Chris Lawrence and Richard Fitzgerald from USDA-NRCS, and John Welsh from Virginia Cooperative Extension.

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Virginia Farmers in the WSI Continuous Improvement Program Honored

The Shenandoah Valley Soil and Water Conservation District presented "Clean Water Farm Awards for 2011" to two farmers both of whom are participants in the WSI Continuous Improvement Plan program.

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WSI Assessment and Verification Highlighted in USDA publication

A recent USDA book Farm of the Future contains the results of an ecosystem assessment and verification performed by WSI using their protocols and approaches. The assessment and verification was performed on the Mudford Farm on the eastern shore of Maryland.

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