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Brian Pillsbury, U.S. Department of Agricultureâs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Grazing Land Specialist (Retired), received the NRCS Pastureland Conservationist of the Year Award for 2020 after over 30 years of dedicated service to the NRCS. The honor was presented at the 2021 American Forage and Grassland Council virtual conference on January 11, 2021.
This award recognizes an NRCS employee for their exceptional education and outreach to promote sustainable grazing practices. Brian has exemplified outstanding service to the agency, its customers and the science of grazing land management. He has been instrumental in moving grazing forward in Wisconsin.
Brian was raised on a 40-cow dairy farm in Vermont, growing up with a foundation of understanding livestock and working the land. He started his career with the Soil Conservation Service, now NRCS, in Iowa and eventually came to Wisconsin.
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Organic flower farmer Jennifer Nelson of Humble Pie Farm in Plum City, Wis, is one of five regional coordinators who will facilitate workshops, field days and farm tours with Wisconsin Women in Conservation. (MOSES photo by Mike Leck)
BLANCHARDVILLE, Wis. (WKBT) Several organizations that promote sustainable agriculture and conservation education are launching a new program to connect women landowners throughout Wisconsin with each other and with state and local agencies and experts.
Grazing farmer Cherrie Nolden leads workshop participants on a tour of her farm near Dodgeville, where she raises sheep, goats and Fjord horses. (Wisconsin Women in Conservation photo)
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“The letter that I got the other day from the director said that I would be hearing from them soon to find out if Amber’s a candidate for the vaccine,” she said.
Like many family members of residents of long-term facilities, Biggs has been concerned about the overall impact COVID-19 has had on her daughter.
“If Amber got COVID she would be moved out of her familiar settings and put in a different unit with different staff and those kinds of things,” said Biggs. “For me, not being able to come in there and come alongside the team and care for her. That is a big concern.”