Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, said there were many participants at the Fourth National Conference on Grazing Lands in Reno from Florida.
AL NRCS Small Watersheds Project Successfully Endured Heavy Rainfall
The big news now is the cold weather the southeast has been experiencing recently, but December’s wet weather also wreaked havoc for many farmers. And state conservation engineer with AL NRCS, Perry Oaks, says they were pleased that a recently updated channel excavation project withstood the pressure of the heavy rainfall.
GA Cotton Producers Implementing Conservational Practices
Georgia Cotton Commission board member and cotton producer, Jimmy Webb, has used the Environment Quality Incentives Program on his farm for the past five years to help implement conservation measures on his operation.
FL NRCS Says Apply Now for FRPP
USDA‘s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida reminds producers they are now accepting proposals for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. For more information contact Ronald Howard, Florida FRPP State Program Manager at 352-338-9508, or log on to http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/frpp/
Details on High Tunnel Project
The Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief, Dave White, gives more details on the three year high tunnel project aimed at increasing the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way.
AL NRCS Working with Tribal Communities
The Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service works closely with tribal communities and Tribal Elder of the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe, Billy Smith, says the variety of programs offered by the NRCS has proven to be a great asset.
FL NRCS Assists in Dairy Waste Project
Conducting a waste management project was quite an undertaking for one Florida dairy operation but Susie Bishop, owner of Bishop Dairy in Highlands County, said they would not have been able to do this project without the help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Florida Department of Agriculture.
Give Back by Volunteering with the NRCS Earth Team
If your looking for a way to give back this holiday season, The Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service is looking for people with variety of skills and talents to join their Earth Team.
NRCS Prepared for Watershed Concerns with EWP
Perry Oaks, state conservation engineer with AL NRCS, says the Emergency Watershed Protection program will be able to assist with possible damage that the mass amount of rainfall Alabama has seen this fall may of created.
NRCS Conducting Pilot Project on Hoop Houses
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is conducting a pilot project to increase the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way. Leonard Jordan, NRCS regional conservationist for the East, explains more on the study to verify the effectiveness of ‘hoop houses’.