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USDA Revises Payment Rates for Technical Service Providers

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Oct. 12, 2004—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service released its revised “not-to-exceed” (NTE) payment rates for certified technical service providers. Generally, payment rates have increased and there is greater flexibility in their use. NTE rates are used when landowners contract with certified technical service providers for conservation technical services.


 


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NRCS News Release: USDA Releases Revised Payment Rates for Technical Service Providers (Oct. 13, 2004)

Technical Service Provider Assistance Information

2004 Not-to-Exceed Payment Rates


NRCS Provides $2.1 Million to Restore and Protect Wetlands in 12 States

Restored wetland in northern California.
Restored wetland in northern California.

Oct. 5, 2004—USDA announced the availability of $2.1 million in Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) technical assistance funds for technical service providers and other third parties to conduct restoration activities on WRP lands in 12 states. These funds will accelerate restoration of between 30,000 and 40,000 acres of wetlands in California, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Washington and Wisconsin.





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USDAUSDA news release “USDA Releases $2.1 Million to Restore and Protect Wetlands in 12 States” (Oct. 5, 2004)

Wetlands Reserve Program

Technical Service Provider Assistance


USDA Announces Conservation Effects Assessment Project Grant Recipients

Buffer strips in foreground and grassed waterway in the distance.
Buffer strips in foreground and grassed waterway in the distance, reduce soil erosion and keep the nearby Illinois River flowing with cleaner water.

Oct. 1, 2004—USDA announced four recipients of grants totaling $2.5 million for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). The four projects will study the environmental benefits of federal conservation programs on agricultural land and will improve understanding of the effects of conservation practices on water quality. The four awards were made through a joint competitive grants program offered by NRCS and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service to Heidelberg College in Ohio, Iowa State University, Utah State University and University of Idaho.






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USDAUSDA news release “USDA Announces Conservation Effects Assessment Project Grant Recipients; Benefits of Environmental Programs Being Studied Through Federal Partnership” (Oct. 1, 2004)

Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)


NRCS Provides Additional $1.9 Million for Grasslands Conservation in 11 States

Grasslands in Colorado.
Grasslands in Colorado.

Sept. 30, 2004— USDA announced that an additional $1.9 million in Grassland Reserve Program funds will be provided to farmers and ranchers in 11 states for grassland conservation: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming. About $450,000 of the additional funding will help protect greater sage grouse habitat in Colorado, Washington and Wyoming.
 

 

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USDANews Release: “USDA Provides More Than $1.9 Million Additional Funding for Grasslands’ Conservation” (Sept. 30, 2004)

Grassland Reserve Program


USDA Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with ARPAS

Confined feeding operation in Arizona.
Confined feeding operation in Arizona.

Sept. 30, 2004—NRCS signed a memo of understanding with the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) offering landowners the option to obtain conservation technical assistance in feed management from certified technical service providers. ARPAS-certified professionals formulate diets that increase the animals’ production levels but also reduce manure nutrients.

 

 


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NRCS News Release: “USDA Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with the American registry of Professional Animal Scientists” (Sept. 30, 2004)

Technical Service Provider Assistance information

American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists


NRCS Provides Additional $1 Million to Ohio for EQIP

cowsSeptember 21, 2004—Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that an additional $1 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds will be provided to Ohio livestock producers in 35 counties to improve manure and forage management in recognition of Ohio’s high level of performance in soil and water conservation. The following Ohio counties received additional EQIP funds: Adams, Ashland, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Clark, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Delaware, Erie, Gallia, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jefferson, Knox, Lorain, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Preble, Richland, Washington, Wayne and Wood.


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USDA News Release: “Private Working Lands Enhanced Through Funding; Additional $1 Million to Ohio for Environmental Quality Incentives Program” (Sept. 21, 2004)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

NRCS in Ohio 


New NRCS Technology Centers and Labs

(left to right) NRCS Chief Bruce Knight, North Carolina University Chancellor James Renick, Center Director Bill Puckett and Lab Leader Javier Ruiz at the grand opening of the East National Technology Support Center in Greensboro, N.C.
(left to right) NRCS Chief Bruce Knight, North Carolina A&T University Chancellor James Renick, Center Director Bill Puckett and Lab Leader Javier Ruiz

September 20, 2004—NRCS Chief Bruce Knight announced the establishment of three new national technology support centers and three remote sensing laboratories during a grand opening ceremony for the East National Technology Support Center and East Remote Sensing Lab in Greensboro, N.C. Knight also signed a memorandum of understanding with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T) that will strengthen and expand a long-standing partnership to share resources. USDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Paul Gutierrez discussed the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with 1890 land-grant colleges and universities such as North Carolina A&T. More than 200 people attended the grand opening. Similar ceremonies will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 21, 2004, and in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 24, 2004.

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NRCS News Release: “USDA Creates New Technology Centers and Laboratories to Strengthen Science-Based Conservation” (Sept. 20, 2004)

NRCS National Technology Support Centers

National Resources Inventory (NRI)


NRCS Provides $14.2 Million for Conservation Innovation Grants

Fertilizer application applied directly into irrigation lateral for flood application. (Yuma AZ)

Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) recipients include 13 universities, 10 governmental organizations, eight agribusinesses, four state governments, two resource conservation and development councils, two conservation districts and two individuals. Grants will fund the development and adoption of innovative technologies and approaches through pilot projects and conservation field trials.



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News Release: USDA Helps Fund Conservation Technologies and Approaches (September 15, 2004)

Conservation Innovation Grants for FY 2004

CIG Web Site


USDA Provides Additional $1 Million for Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Florida

hurricane charleySeptember 10, 2004—Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced that an additional $1 million will be provided to help hurricane recovery efforts in Florida. The environmental restoration funds are being made available through the NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP). The funds will help restore critical agricultural and community infrastructure disrupted by flooding, severe streambank erosion and debris deposits. Rehabilitation efforts will provide sound erosion control measures that are economically and environmentally defensible. This funding brings the total to $1.6 million for emergency environmental restoration work in Florida areas hit by Hurricanes Charley and Frances.

 

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News Release: USDA Provides Additional $1 Million for Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Florida (September 10, 2004)

Florida Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

Emergency Watershed Protection Program


NRCS Provides $500,000 for Wildfire Recovery Efforts in Alaska

NRCS Fairbanks District Conservationist Jim Helm surveys erosion along the Steese Highway 11 miles north of Central.
NRCS Fairbanks District Conservationist Jim Helm surveys erosion along the Steese Highway 11 miles north of Central.

September 1, 2004—NRCS is providing $500,000 to help wildfire recovery efforts in Alaska that are impacting many rural communities and Alaska Native villages. The funds will provide assistance to help heal the watershed and protect the threatened water resources of Alaska Native villages. NRCS in Alaska is conducting damage assessments of fire-ravaged sites to determine the extent of damage and evaluate risks to watersheds, water supplies and communities.


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USDA News Release: USDA Provides $500,000 for Wildfire Recovery Efforts for Alaska Native and Rural Communities (Sept. 1, 2004)

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

NRCS in Alaska


Conservation Stewards Selected—USDA Announces First Conservation Security Program Contract Signings

NRCS Partner SignAugust 26, 2004—USDA announced that nearly 2,200 farmers and ranchers have been selected as the first participants in the Conservation Security Program (CSP). The contract signings with these producers will fully use the $41 million provided for this program. NRCS has accepted all eligible CSP applications, covering nearly 1.9 million privately-owned acres in the 18 watersheds in 22 states selected for the fiscal year 2004 program sign-up. Payments will begin immediately under three tiers of conservation contracts. Enrollment data show that 37% of the applicants qualify for Tier I, 40% for Tier II and 23% for Tier III. Environmental enhancement activities offered by applicants include improving soil quality, water quality, wildlife habitat management, nutrient and pest management, air quality management and on-farm energy management.



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USDAUSDA news release “USDA Announces First Conservation Security Program Contract Signings”

New! August 26-27, 2004 CSP Signing Ceremonies

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The very first contracts for the USDA´s Conservation Security Program have been signed. ( Kristi Pettis and Dep.Secy´ James Moseley)

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Deputy Agriculture Secretary James Moseley, from a farm in Vernon Center, Minnesota, talking about the farm´s signing of the first CSP contract.

Conservation Security Program Quotes New!

USDAUSDA news release “USDA Announces Priority Watersheds for 2004 Sign-up in the Conservation Security Program (May 19, 2004)

Conservation Security Program


USDA Provides $2 Million for Sage Grouse Conservation and Recovery in Four Western States

Sage grouse depend on sagebrush habitat for food, shelter and protection. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region

August 26, 2004—USDA announced that $2 million in Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) funds is available for special projects to help protect greater sage grouse habitat in Colorado, Idaho, Utah and Washington. Each state will receive $500,000 to protect and enhance sage grouse habitat on GRP easement lands, with technical assistance and additional financial assistance through state and local partnerships.



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USDA news release “USDA Provides $2 Million for Sage Grouse Conservation and Recovery in Four Western States” (August 26, 2004)

Grassland Reserve Program


NRCS Provides Additional $600,000 to Improve Fish and Wildlife Habitat on Private Lands in 21 States

Early successional habitat restoration project in Connecticut.
Early successional habitat restoration project in Connecticut.

August 26, 2004—NRCS announced that an additional $600,000 in Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) funds will help landowners in 21 states improve fish and wildlife habitat on their private lands. This is in addition to the $33.3 million announced early this year. WHIP also offers farmers and ranchers an opportunity to meet their production needs in ways that are compatible with providing fish and wildlife habitat. States receiving the additional funds are Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.


 


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USDAUSDA news release “USDA Provides Additional $600,000 to Improve Fish and Wildlife Habitat on Private Lands in 21 States” (August 26, 2004)

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program


NRCS Awards $1.2 Million for Bobwhite Quail Habitat Restoration

A Bobwhite QuailAugust 24, 2004—As part of the Bobwhite Quail Restoration Project with Mississippi State University, NRCS awarded $1.2 million for 11 selected studies in nine states. Recipients of the 2004 grants are seven universities, two state wildlife agencies and two nongovernmental organizations. The grants program supports studies and demonstration projects that evaluate bobwhite population response to conservation programs and practices.

 


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USDA News Release: “USDA Awards $1.2 Million for Bobwhite Quail Habitat Restoration” (August 24, 2004)

USDA-NRCS/MSU Bobwhite Restoration Project

NRCS Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Leaflet—Bobwhite Quail


USDA Names New NRCS Officials

Tom WeberDana York
Tom A. Weber, retiring Associate Chief, NRCS
Dana D. York, new Associate Chief, NRCS

Aug. 13, 2004—USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Bruce I. Knight today named Dana D. York, director of the Operations Management and Oversight Division since 2001, as Associate Chief, effective Sept. 5, 2004. She will succeed Tom A. Weber, a 32-year veteran of NRCS. His retirement takes effect Sept. 3, 2004. The regional assistant chiefs and their territories are: Richard I. Coombe, East; Merlin E. Bartz, Central; and Sara Braasch, West.


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NRCS News Release: USDA Names New NRCS Official (8/13/04)

Dana York’s Biography

Tom Weber’s Biography

Regional Assistant Chiefs


USDA Provides $350,000 for Sage Grouse Habitat in Utah

sage grouse
Sage grouse photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

August 4, 2004—USDA announced that $350,000 in Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program funds will protect habitat of sage grouse at Parker Mountain, Utah. The sage grouse has seen a decline in population over the past two decades. Due to this decline, NRCS and other federal agencies are supporting voluntary habitat enhancement to reverse the decline. Landowners will use the funds for brush management, reseeding, water development and wildlife habitat management on approximately 104,000 acres.
 




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USDA News Release: USDA Provides $350,000 for Sage Grouse Habitat in Utah (August 4, 2004)

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program

Utah Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program


NRCS Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Lives and Property and Enhancing the Environment

Union Grove Lake, Tama County, Iowa
Various conservation measures are used to improve water quality in Union Grove Lake, Tama County, Iowa.
Aug. 4, 2004—NRCS and local communities have used the Watershed Protection and Flood Protection Program to improve lives and property and improve natural resources successfully for 50 years. Several states marked the program’s 50th anniversary with proclamations and events, including Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to project sponsors, such as local conservation districts, counties, cities and tribes to carry out watershed projects.


 

 



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NRCS News Release "NRCS Notes 50 Years of Watershed Protection"

History

National Watershed Page

State Watershed Web Pages and State Proclamations

National Watershed Coalition


USDA and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Release Bilingual Conservation Publication

USDA and Russian Academy of Sciences Publication: Protection of Soil and Water ResourcesJuly 30, 2004—Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the release of Protection of Soil and Water Resources, a book that promotes the understanding of conservation in the U.S. and Russia. The 250-page publication, a 14-year project between USDA and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, contains 20 articles written by American and Russian scientists on soil protection and fertility, water conservation and other natural resource issues.

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News Release: USDA and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Release Bilingual Conservation Publication
NRCS Soil Survey Programs

 

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USDA Provides $8.5 Million to 13 States for
Animal Agriculture Conservation

Cow and CalfJuly 30, 2004—USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that $8.5 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds will be provided to 13 states to address animal agriculture conservation needs.  The states receiving the additional funds are Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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USDA News Release:  USDA Provides $8.5 Million to 13 States for Animal Agriculture Conservation (July 30, 2004)

EQIP Web Site


NRCS Provides Nearly $6 Million of Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Funds

FarmJuly 30, 2004—USDA announced that nearly $6 million in Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) funds will be provided to 32 States to purchase permanent conservation easements on America's farms and ranches. These funds have been reallocated to States that requested additional funding.

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News Release: NRCS Provides Nearly $6 Million of Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Funds (July 30, 2004)
FRPP Web Site


USDA Signs Agreement with Ducks Unlimited

Straight River Marsh
Straight River Marsh WRP Project in Owatonna, Minn.
July 27, 2004- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced a cooperative partnership with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) that will establish a framework of cooperation relative to the conservation and productivity of wetlands, uplands, grasslands and other waterfowl and wildlife habitats on private and public lands. The agreement was signed by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Bruce Knight and DU Executive Vice President Don Young at the Straight River Marsh Wetlands Reserve Program project in Owatonna, Minn. Activities covered by the agreement include waterfowl and habitat conservation projects, habitat restoration, and collaboration on habitat and wildlife research.



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usdaUSDA News Release: USDA Signs Agreement with Ducks Unlimited

NRCS Programs

USDA Provides up to $1 Million in New Conservation Partnership Initiative Grants

Men standing at an overlookJuly 27, 2004- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced today that up to $1 million is available in Conservation Partnership Initiative grants in fiscal year 2004 for state and local governments, tribes and nongovernmental organizations with a history of working with agricultural producers. CPI, a voluntary program, fosters conservation partnerships and funds projects that focus technical and financial resources on conservation priorities in watersheds of special significance and other geographic areas of environmental sensitivity.

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usdaUSDA News Release: USDA Provides up to $1 Million in New Conservation Partnership Initiative Grants

CPI web site

Federal eGrants website
 

USDA to Assess Environmental Benefits of Conservation Programs

A watershed.
In-depth watershed studies will be conducted as part of the national, multi-agency Conservation Effects Assessment Project

July 22, 2004—Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced a five-year effort to study the collective environmental benefits of governmental programs on agricultural land. Through the Conservation Effects Assessment Project, the Department of Agriculture will study the environmental benefits of conservation practices implemented through 2002 Farm Bill programs: the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Security Program and Conservation Technical Assistance. In-depth studies will be conducted in 20 watersheds. Natural Resources Conservation Service will conduct in-depth studies in eight of those watersheds nationwide.

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usdaUSDA News Release: USDA to Assess Environmental Benefits of Conservation Programs

CEAP web site


DOE and USDA Award $25 Million in Joint Biomass Research and Development Initiative

Montage of tractor, corn, and wheatJuly 16, 2004- The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the selection of 22 projects that will receive $25,480,628 for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. The funds will be used for biomass research, development and demonstration projects.

The joint grant program is part of an effort to increase America’s energy independence through the development of additional renewable energy resources from the agricultural and agroforestry sectors.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy coordinated efforts to issue a joint solicitation that is awarding over $13 million in USDA funding and over $12 million from DOE appropriations to more than 400 applicants.

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usdaUSDA News Release: DOE and USDA Award $25 Million in Joint Biomass Research and Development Initiative

Biomass Research and Development Solicitation

USDA Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination Council

Biomass Research and Development Initiative


USDA Awards $12 Million of Environmental Quality Incentives Program Funds to 14 States

Distant FarmThe USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that $12 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds will be provided to 14 states for their high levels of performance in implementing the program. The states receiving the incentive are Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

“These funds will help additional farmers and ranchers achieve more efficient agricultural production and improve soil, air and water resources on private working lands,” NRCS Chief Bruce Knight said. “For the second consecutive fiscal year, NRCS held back a portion of the initial EQIP funding at the national level to reward those states that showed a high level of performance across a number of key areas.”

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usda News Release: USDA Awards $12 Million of Environmental Quality Incentives Program Funds to 14 States

EQIP Program Web Site

NRCS Farm Bill Web Site


Nation’s First Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program Partnership Announced

Soil scientist examines physical evidence of hydric soils.
NRCS-Nebraska soil scientist examines physical evidence of hydric soils, one of the attributes of wetlands.
June 29, 2004- USDA announced the first nationally approved Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) partnership. The $26 million Lower Missouri River WREP project in Nebraska will enhance the state’s wetland restoration efforts.

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usdaUSDA news release “USDA Announces First

Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program
Partnership” (June 29, 2004)

Wetlands Reserve Program

Nebraska WREP
 

Conservation Security Program Self-Assessment Workbook Released

Sheep graze in front of mountain range.June 15, 2004—USDA released a self-assessment workbook for potential participants in the new Conservation Security Program (CSP). To apply for the program, NRCS will ask potential participants to complete the self-assessment to determine if their operations meet the standards of the program and qualify for program participation. By going through the workbook, producers will get a good idea about whether they are eligible for CSP at this time. The workbook is available in hardcopy, CD format and online.

On June 9, USDA announced that sign-up for CSP will be available to eligible farmers and ranchers in 18 watersheds across the nation July 6 to July 30, 2004.


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News Release “USDA Releases Self-Assessment Workbook for New Conservation Security Program” (June 15, 2004)

Conservation Security Program
 

Conservation Security Program Sign-Up Announced — July 6-30, 2004 — and Interim Final Rule Released

A field.

June 9, 2004—USDA announced a July 2004 CSP sign-up and released the interim final rule with request for public comments. Sign-up for CSP will be available to eligible farmers and ranchers in 18 watersheds identified in a USDA news release issued May 19th. NRCS will consider all comments received during a 90-day public comment period in developing a final CSP rule. CSP is a voluntary program that supports ongoing conservation stewardship of agricultural working lands and enhances the condition of America's natural resources.

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USDAPress Release: "Veneman Announces Interim Final Rule for Conservation Security Program" (June 9, 2004)
News Release "USDA Announces Watersheds for 2004 Sign-Up in the Conservation Security Program" (May 19, 2004)

Conservation Security Program


Grassland Reserve Program Interim Final Rule Announced

Colorado RangelandMay 11, 2004—USDA released an interim final rule to implement the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP). It states that GRP rental agreements and easements are designed for working agricultural lands and describes multiple enrollment duration options. GRP helps landowners restore and protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland, shrubland and certain other lands and provides assistance for rehabilitating grasslands. The rule will be published in the Federal Register with a 60-day public comment period.

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USDA news release "USDA Announces Interim Final Rule and Public

Comment Period for the Grassland Reserve Program" (May 11, 2004)

Grassland Reserve Program


USDA Provided $32 Million for Limited Resource Producers Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Elizabeth Starks
Elizabeth Starks of Alabama used the EQIP for pasture improvements such as fescue plantings and the installation of cross fencing.
Agriculture Secretary Ann M.Veneman announced that nearly $32 million has been provided through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help farmers and ranchers with limited resources develop and maintain economic viability in their farm operations. The Natural Resources Conservation Service approved cost share for EQIP contracts totaling $31.8 million in fiscal year 2003 to help 1,702 limited resource farmers and ranchers.
 


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USDA news release (April 29, 2004)
Small, Limited Resource and Beginning Farmers
On-Line Limited Resource Self-Determination Tool

Environmental Quality Incentives Program


Under Secretary for Natural Resources for Environment Mark Rey interviewed at Society for Range Management Conference. NRCS image by Ron Francis.$1.5 Billion for NRCS Voluntary Conservation Programs in FY 2004

On Jan. 28, 2004, USDA issued a news release announcing the release of nearly $1.5 billion in funding for conservation programs on working lands this fiscal year. The FY 2004 allocations to states include $1.2 billion in financial assistance and $305 million for technical assistance for NRCS Farm Bill programs and other activities. At least $30 million of the technical assistance funds will be used for technical service providers. A table of the funding by conservation program is in the news release.

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Microsoft Word DocumentUSDA news release, "USDA Announces Release of $1.5 Billion for Voluntary Conservation Programs in FY 2004" (Jan. 28, 2004)

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