FL NRCS Resource Conservationist Greg Hendricks encourages livestock producers to sign up for the 5th National Conference on Grazing Lands before October 15, 2012. Download Audio
AL NRCS Encourages Landowners to Attend Upcoming Forest Field Days
AL NRCS is once again holding their Regional Forestry Field Days, the first of which will take place tomorrow, October 4th in Tallapoosa county. And NRCS State Forester Tim Albritton gives us the details regarding the remaining two in Choctaw and Blount counties. Download Audio
Now is the Time to Plan for Conservation Needs
Steve Musser, Assistant State Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama encourages producers to plan for their 2013 conservation needs now by visiting with a local NRCS field office by October 19, the cutoff date for 2013 funding for several NRCS programs. Download Audio
Regulatory Predictability to Help FL Farmers Improve Gopher Tortoise Habitat
GAINESVILLE, FL –An agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will provide long-term regulatory predictability for up to 30 years to Florida’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) initiative. Download Audio
AL NRCS Regional Forest Field Days
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama encourages producers to attend the upcoming Forestry Field Days, the first of which will be held October 4 at the Hackneyville Community Center. Registration is required by September 27, 2012. Download Audio
AL Producers Encouraged to Plan for 2013 by Signing up for NRCS Programs
Steve Musser, Assistant State Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants to remind producers planning for 2013 to sign up for conservation funding by the 2013 batching date of October 19, 2012. Download Audio
FL Producers Encouraged to Work With NRCS to Develop a Conservation Plan
Jeff Norville with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida encourages farmers and ranchers to develop a conservation plan. Download Audio
USDA Expands Drought Assistance to 22 States
Here’s a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $11.8 million in additional financial and technical assistance to help crop and livestock producers in 22 states apply conservation practices that reduce the impacts of drought and improve soil health and productivity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) …
Producers Playing a Big Role in NRCS Everglades Restoration Efforts
Through the Everglades Initiative, FL NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says they are working with producers to implement voluntary conservation practices in the Florida Everglades region. Download Audio
AL Producers Encouraged to Sign up for 2013 NRCS Funding
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. Download Audio