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New York farmers and landowners have until February 17, 2012 to apply for 2012 conservation program funding.
This deadline includes the Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP), the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative
(CBWI), and the Agricultural Management Assistance Program
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The USDA-NRCS gives notice that it will hold its Local Working Group meetings across New York State in January. These local working groups are subcommittees of the USDA-NRCS State Technical Committee. Local working groups provide recommendations to New York NRCS on local natural resource priorities and criteria for Farm Bill conservation activities and programs. These meetings are open to the public. |
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A growing dairy farm, in Stafford, has been named the Genesee County’s “Conservation Farm of the Year,” in recognition of its many environmental initiatives to protect the creek and watershed. The Totten family has operated Hy-Hope Farms since 1948, when Fay Totten
started milking cows. |
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an important package of disaster assistance to help farmers, landowners, communities and others recover and rebuild after the natural disasters of Irene and Lee. In New York, the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program has $31.5 million available to local units of government for addressing public safety and restoration efforts on public, private and Tribal lands. |
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a funding
opportunity that will bring states, USDA and other
stakeholders together to enhance the effectiveness of water
quality credit trading. USDA’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service is providing up to $10 million in
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for these projects,
with up to $5 million focused on water quality credit
trading in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Proposals
for projects are due March 2, 2012. |
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01/27/2012 |
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