E.L. Strickland with Circle Square Ranch in Ocala, Florida was the NCBA Region II honoree at last week’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Environmental Stewardship Award Program, something he’s extremely proud of. Download Audio The award program is sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Partnerships the Focus at the SE Regional NACD Meeting
The Association of Florida Conservation Districts is hosting the annual meeting of the Southeast Region of the National Association of Conservation Districts this week. And FL NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez, and Andy Jackson, President of the Association of Florida Conservation Districts, both said that the meeting is concentrated on the role of partnerships to enhance the delivery of conservation …
Register Today for Next Alabama Grazing Clinic
Another of the 2012 Alabama Grazing Management Clinics will take place August 8th as Eddie Jolley with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama said it will be held at the Pike Road Volunteer Fire Department in Pike Road, Alabama but you need to register by this Wednesday. Download Audio To register by this Wednesday, August 1st go to the …
Register Now for Alabama Grazing Clinics
Eddie Jolley with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds producers registration for a couple of the 2012 Alabama Grazing Management Clinics is this Friday. Download Audio To register by this Friday, July 20th go to the Alabama NRCS website.
NRCS National Clean Water Initiative Having a Positive Impact in AL
Allison Jenkins with the Alabama Clean Water Partnership says they are excited to be apart of the Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water Quality Initiative. Download Audio
Additional Everglades Funding Thanks to a Collaborative Effort
Florida NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says the recently announced $80 million to restore an additional 23,000 acres of wetlands in the Everglades system is all thanks to the collaboration efforts of their partners. Download Audio
AL NRCS Invites Producers to Grazing Clinics
Some 2012 Alabama Grazing Management Clinics will be held in a couple of weeks as Eddie Jolley with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama invites producers to attend. Download Audio But the registration deadline is this Friday, July 20th so for more information go to the Alabama NRCS website.
Vilsack Announces New Funding for Restoring Everglades
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was in Kissimmee, Florida this morning, along with other senior Obama Administration officials, to announce additional investments in the Everglades restoration. Download Audio
NRCS Plays a Key Role in AL Clean Water Partnership
Allison Jenkins with the Alabama Clean Water Partnership says the key to tacking the water quality issue is partnerships, which is why she is pleased with the working relationship they have with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Download Audio
FL NRCS WRP Projects Offering Long-Term Conservation Research and Solutions
The Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetlands Reserve Program is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. Hilary Swain, executive director of Archbold Biological Station in Venus, FL, says the restoration projects that they have enrolled under WRP allows for both long-term and short-term collaboration and research. Download Audio