Derrick Wyle is a District Conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS). In his career, he works with agricultural producers to manage soils to produce higher quantities of food in the most sustainable way. With advancing technologies, precision agriculture, and newer varieties of ground covers, farmers and ranchers can contribute to protecting our environment. While learning about environmental sciences is important, Wyle says it is also important to learn about real-life farm management to support agricultural partners. 

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