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Caucasian bluestem grass

This type of grass can be used for grazing though it can become invasive if not controlled

Arlyn Musselman on the left stands next to volunteer Darrel Belzer on the right who is holding a can of Mountain Dew

The no-till method of planting crops was introduced in the late 1970s and these photos show examples of that.

These photos show low lying areas for drainage in fields after excess rain

These photos show tire tracks running through a field. Scrub trees are also in the pictures.

Two unidentified men shovel snow in a parking lot

Dirt has been moved by an earthmoving machine in preparation for a conservation project.

These machines are on display inside a building probably during an agricultural meeting of farmers

These photos show crops coming up in a field. A fence sits in front of the field

These photos show water drainage pipes in fields that draw off excess water