Greg Hendricks, State Resource Conservationist with Florida NRCS, said the Grassland Reserve Program is just one of the many programs they offer to help cattle producers in the state. Download Audio
Final GRP Rule Published
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has issued the final rule for the Grassland Reserve Program. Download Audio To view the final rule go to www.regulations.gov.
AL Forest Lands Eligible for Upcoming NRCS CSP Signup
The Natural Resources Conservations Service’s new CSP has an upcoming sign-up deadline of January 7, 2011. And Alabama Assistant State Conservationist, Steve Musser, says that with the all of the forest land in Alabama, producers will be glad to know that they are now eligible for the program. Download Audio
FL NRCS Promoting the Various Benefits of No-Till Systems
With producers starting to pay more attention to the herbicide resistant weed, palmer amaranth, one major concern is the loss of conservation tillage acreage. And therefore, Florida NRCS Conservation Agronomist, Steve Boetger, wants to remind producers about some of the benefits of a no-till system. Download Audio
NRCS Program Deadlines Nearing
Today Tyron Spearman has a reminder of programs through the Natural Resources Conservation Service that have signup deadlines nearing. Download Audio
NRCS in the Process of Distributing CSP Payments
Tom Christensen, NRCS Regional Conservationist, says those farmers enrolled in CSP who haven’t already received their payment, will very soon. Download Audio The batching period for 2011 CSP applications is coming up on January 7, 2010.
AL NRCS Completes EWP Project on Tribal Lands
We have had several reports recently focusing on the tribal efforts of the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service. And tribal liaison, David Elliot, and Poarch Creek Indian tribal elder, Billy Smith, says one example of those efforts is a recently completed Emergency Watershed Protection Program project on Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve. Download Audio
RCD Allows FL NRCS to Get More Conservation on the Ground
The Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service has a number of programs available to producers and John Harper, 3 Rivers RC&D Coordinator, says that they are there to help assist in implementation. Download Audio
NRCS Longleaf Pine Initiative Available to SE Producers
To help sustain, enhance and restore longleaf pine forests, NRCS regional conservationist, Tom Christensen, says that USDA has more than $12 million available to landowners in nine states through their Longleaf Pine Initiative. Download Audio
FL NRCS Involved in Successful Migratory Bird Initiative
Gainesville, FL.—A coordinated effort between the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and landowners across eight states, including Florida, to protect and feed birds migrating toward the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill zone in the Gulf of Mexico has more than tripled expectations, enrolling more than 470,000 acres. Wildlife experts estimate more than 50 million …