EQIP can work in many ways including wildlife & forestry practices.  Report (1:30 wma) Learn more through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama.
FL Cattle Operation Pleased with WRP
The Wetlands Reserve Program through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is making a difference in many instances across the state. Â Report (1:30 wma)Â
FL New EQIP Program for Citrus Growers
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants Citrus growers to know about a new program being offered through EQIP. Â Report (1:15 wma)
FL EQIP Signup Deadline
Florida USDA-NRCS State Conservationist Niles Glasgow urges producers to signup for EQIP programs by December 15. Find out more on the Florida NRCS website. Report (1:00 wma)
New NRCS Chief on the Job
The new chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is Arlen Lancaster and he is looking for feedback on conservation programs. Report (1:00 wma)
AL Woodlands Grazing for Small Ruminents
There’s a program through EQIP that can help producers with woodland grazing small ruminants.  Report (1:30 wma) You can go to the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service website to learn more.
Used Cooking Oil Could Heat Poultry Houses
Alabama’s USDA-NRCS and the Mountains Rivers and Valleys RC&D Council are working on a project to turn waste cooking oil into heat for poultry houses. Report (1:30 wma)
Drought Aid Includes Conservation Funds
USDA-NRCS funding is helping with the drought relief effort. Report (1:00 wma)
NRCS Programs Offer Growers Help to Establish Windbreaks
Teresa Stewart is the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) coordinator for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida.  Exhibiting at Citrus Expo recently, Teresa says NRCS encourages growers to sign up for funding help to establish windbreaks in groves, to help stem spread of citrus canker.  Report (2:00 wma)
NRCS Provides Cover Crop Advice
Alabama county offices of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service can help farmers with cover crops. Â Report (:57 wma)