conservation

Signup for Conservation Incentive Contracts in Florida Ends Friday

Dan Conservation, Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), Environment, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Florida, USDA-NRCS

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants interested producers to know the signup for new Fiscal Year 2023 funding for Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) ends Friday, March 24. EQIP-CIC expands resource bene?ts for Florida producers through incentive conservation practices. This includes wildlife management, cover crops, nutrient management, conservation crop rotations, prescribed grazing and more. EQIP-CIC …

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Sign-up for Conservation Practices in Georgia Ends Friday

Dan Conservation, Environment, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Georgia, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), USDA-NRCS

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia wants to remind producers the sign-up deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) utilizing funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is March 24. This statewide sign-up will take two approaches to assist producers who plan to build climate resiliency into their operations. First, those applying for cover crops (Practice Code 340) will be administered …

financial assistance

Funding Cutoff for Climate Smart Agriculture in Alabama is Friday

Dan Alabama, Conservation, Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Environment, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), USDA-NRCS

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama is reminding agricultural producers and forest landowners the first cut-off date to apply for funding to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices is Friday, March 24. NRCS is making funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) available for its conservation programs. In Alabama, applications are being accepted state-wide for both IRA-Environmental Quality Incentives Program …

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NCBA Concerned with District Court Decision to Let Harmful WOTUS Rule Stand

Dan Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Environment, Irrigation, Legislative, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Water, WOTUS Act

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment this week in a decision by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas to deny a nationwide preliminary injunction that would have halted the Biden administration’s harmful Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from taking effect. “This latest WOTUS rule will place more burdens on family farms and ranches, …

Giant African Land

Giant African Land Snail Quarantine Established in Lee County

Dan Division of Plant Industry (DPI), Environment, Florida, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)

(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/March 16, 2023) — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and its Division of Plant Industry (DPI) announced that a quarantine has been established in specific areas of Lee County in response to previously detected Giant African Land Snails (GALS). Under the quarantine, it is unlawful to move a giant African land snail or a regulated article, including, but …

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Alabama Applications for ACEP Funding are Due March 17

Dan Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Agricultural Land Easements (ALE), Alabama, Conservation, Environment, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama reminds farmers, ranchers and private landowners that Friday, March 17 is the deadline to apply for financial and technical assistance for 2023 Inflation Reduction Act funding through the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP). This includes both the Agricultural Land (ALE) and Wetland Reserve (WRE) easement sign-up. While NRCS does accept ACEP-ALE and ACEP-WRE applications throughout the year, they …

conservation

Florida Applications for Conservation Easement Funding are Due March 17

Dan Conservation, Environment, Florida, Forestry, Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), USDA-NRCS

Florida landowners in the St. Marks and Aucilla watersheds interested in protecting the conservation values of their land are being reminded the application deadline for conservation easement funding through the Red Hills to the Coast – Connecting Land and Water project is Friday, March 17, 2023. Led by the Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, in partnership with the U.S. …

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CSP Sign-up for Classic and IRA Funding Continues in Georgia

Dan Conservation, Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Georgia, USDA-NRCS

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia is encouraging Agricultural producers and forest landowners looking to build on previous conservation efforts and building climate resiliency to consider one of two funding opportunities available to them this year. NRCS is offering the statewide Classic Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) sign-up through March 31, 2023. CSP-Classic provides many benefits, including increased crop yields, decreased inputs, wildlife …

florida

Virtual Workshops on CSP Being Held Thursday in Florida

Dan Conservation, Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Environment, Florida, USDA-NRCS

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida is hosting two virtual workshops on Thursday, March 16. They are designed for an overview of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for agricultural producers and non-industrial, private forest landowners. The first session will run from 2pm to 4pm Eastern, the second session (the same presentation as the first) will be from 6pm to 8pm Eastern. The agenda for …

land

DeSantis, Florida Cabinet Approve Land Deals

Dan Conservation, Florida

(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/March 13, 2023) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet on Monday approved plans to spend more than $46 million to help keep from development 21,000 acres in five counties. The deals included two land purchases under the Florida Forever program and acquiring three conservation easements, which will allow landowners to continue cattle and hunting operations in exchange …