AL Producers Encouraged to Sign up for 2013 NRCS Funding

Randall Weiseman September 10, 2012 Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging producers to look forward to 2013 when it comes to their conservation needs. State Conservationist Dr. Bill Puckett says October 19, 2012, will be the cutoff date for producers to sign up for 2013 funding for many conservation programs.

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California Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine Area Expanded
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Strong Reactions to Farmworker Protection Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) have harshly criticized the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently announced H-2A farmworker protection rule. An AFBF statement declared that the rule “mires farm families in excessive compliance costs while disregarding privacy concerns for farmers and their employees. With this addition, […]

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