One last reminder that the deadline for the Gulf of Mexico Initiative is coming up March 1, 2012. The Alabama priority watersheds include the Weeks Bay (Upper Fish River) in Baldwin County and the Escambia River (Canoe Creek and Pine Barren Creek – Sandy Hollow) in Escambia County, Alabama. AL – John Curtis: Download Audio The Florida priority watersheds include …
Alabama Grazing Clinic Coming Tuesday
This Tuesday, February 28th an Alabama Grazing Clinic will be held at the O’Neal Farm in Florence, Alabama as Eddie Jolley with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service said these clinics are held in response to local sponsors. Download Audio
FL Producers Have Until March 1 for Gulf of Mexico Initiative
FL NRCS District Conservationist Chris Menhennett wants to remind producer in the Middle Suwannee River Area Watershed that the batching date for the Gulf of Mexico Initiative is coming up on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Download Audio
AL NRCS Reminds Producers of AWEP Signup
Alabama NRCS Resource Conservationist John Curtis reminds producers who may interested in the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program that the batching date is this Friday, February 24. Download Audio
Ecological Site Descriptions Could Assist Landowners in Addressing Invasives
FL NRCS Resource Conservationist Greg Hendricks says they hope their work in developing Ecological Site Descriptions will assist producers in their fight against invasive pest. Download Audio
AL AWEP Signup Deadline Set for February 24
AL NRCS Resource Conservationist John Curtis wants to inform producers of the upcoming batching deadline for the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program. Download Audio
Alabama Producers Invited to Grazing Clinic
An Alabama Grazing Clinic will be held in Florence, Alabama February 28 as Eddie Jolley, with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, said these clinics are very popular across the state. Download Audio
AL NRCS Invites Producers to Attend Annual Small Farmers Conference
AL NRCS District Conservationist Gregory Dansby wants to inform producers of their upcoming annual Small Farmers Conference to be held on February 25, 2012 in Camden, AL. Download Audio
FL NRCS Reminds Partners of Upcoming WREP Deadline
FL NRCS Assistant State Conservationist Roney Gutierrez wants to remind eligible partners that they are accepting applications for the Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program until Friday, February 10, 2012. Download Audio
Cullman County, Alabama Producers Offered Incentive to Harvest Rainwater
AUBURN, Ala., February 6, 2012 – State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces February 17, 2012, as the cutoff date for a partnership initiative with the Alabama, Mountains, Rivers, and Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Council on capturing rainwater runoff from poultry houses under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).