The Senate Agriculture Committee has unanimously approved the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. However, there was some discussion on the budget offsets to pay for the bill as Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss proposed an amendment to take savings from the Conservation Stewardship Program instead of the popular Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
FL Babcock Ranch Taking Care of Land
The Babcock Ranch in Florida is an example of a farm where the land is being taken well care of, helped in part by programs through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …
NRCS Chief Dave White Conducts Agricultural Air Quality Task Force Meeting
NRCS Chief Dave White chaired the national Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) meeting last week in Tallahassee, Florida. Also on hand to help support the chief were Elvis Graves, acting designated federal official and Carlos Suarez, state conservationist in Florida. In 1996, Congress directed the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to establish a task force to address …
AL NRCS Offering Ag EMPs
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to remind producers with confined livestock operations in six Alabama counties that the sign up deadline to receive financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for an Agricultural Energy Management Plan is this Friday, March 19th. Download Audio To learn more about Ag EMP’s click Here Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
AL NRCS Assisting Landowners in Eradicating Feral Swine
The Feral swine population is growing at an alarming rate in Alabama and Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist with Alabama NRCS says landowners now have an opportunity to receive financial assistance through the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program to trap and properly dispose of the wild swine. Download Audio Click here for more information. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
AL Targets 6 Counties for Ag Energy Plans
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is reminding confined livestock operations in 6 counties about an opportunity to receive financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for an Agricultural Energy Management Plan. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
AL Organic Signup Deadline is Friday
March 12th is the signup deadline for 2010 funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Organic Initiative, as USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Agronomist Eddie Jolley in Alabama says NRCS can provide you some basic guidance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida …
FL NRCS Deadlines Fast Approaching
Ken Morgan, program specialist with the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to remind producers that there are some upcoming deadlines for 2010 funding. Applications for the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program are due March 11, 2010. And sign up for the Organic Initiative ends March 12, 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
AL NRCS Reminds Producers: Upcoming Organic Initiative Deadline
Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist with the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service, wants to remind producers that the deadline for 2010 funding for the Organic Initiative is coming up on Friday, March 12. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …
FL NRCS 2010 Funding Deadline for FRPP Coming Up Soon
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is reminding produces that the deadline for 2010 funding opportunities for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program is coming up March 11, 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …