Upcoming AL NRCS Outreach Meeting on July 7

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Alabama NRCS Soil Conservation Technician, Annette Spivey, says that they are continuing their outreach efforts through an upcoming meeting this Thursday, July 7th. Download Audio More information on this meeting can be found by clicking here.

AL NRCS has Disaster Funds for Livestock Producers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, USDA-NRCS

John Curtis, NRCS Resource Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants livestock producers affected by the recent tornadoes to know funding is available to help with certain practices that may have been destroyed or damaged by those storms. Download Audio More information is available at www.al.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.

AL NRCS Receives Disaster Recovery Funds to Assist Producers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Auburn, Ala. June 28, 2011 – The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made available $3.8 million in financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to assist producers recovering from the tornadoes that ravaged Alabama during April and May of this year. Applications are being accepted on a continuous basis, however, NRCS establishes “cut-off” or submission deadline dates …

USDA Claims Available for AL Women and Hispanic Farmers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

As part of continued efforts to close the chapter on allegations that discrimination occurred in past decades, USDA is reaching out to Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers in Alabama who believe they were discriminated against between the years of 1981 and 2000. NRCS State Conservationist Dr. Bill Pucket has more details. Download Audio Those interested in filing a claim …

Update on FL NRCS Programs

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is busy year round assisting producers in their conservation endeavors. And State Conservationist, Carlos Suarez, gives us an update on where they are currently in those efforts. Download Audio