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NACD: NACD Leads Letter Supporting Technical Assistance and Conservation Programs in Federal Spending Bill On March 29, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and a coalition of agriculture and conservation organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees requesting at least $1.2 billion for NRCS Conservation Operations and full authorized funding for farm bill conservation programs in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).
EIN Presswire: USDA Announces 2024 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds, Rice, and Pulse Crops The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2024 Marketing Assistance Loan rates. Marketing Assistance Loans provide interim financing to producers so that commodities can be stored after harvest when market prices are typically low and sold later when market conditions may be more favorable.
WV News: Natural Resources Conservation Service offers climate-smart agriculture and mitigation activities Producers and land managers are experiencing firsthand the impacts of climate change, which is caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. With support from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), farmers, ranchers and forest landowners across the nation’s working lands can contribute to climate solutions.
Agriculture Dive: Avian influenza spreads to more US dairy herds More cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are cropping up in dairy herds, federal regulators said, suggesting that the virus may be transmissible from cow to cow.
The Land: New resource available for organic transition The National Organic Program has posted a new Transitional Production Plan template on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service website.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Washington Daily News: Local students shine in environmental science competition Fifteen Beaufort County teams consisting of high school and middle school students, recently participated with more than 400 middle and high school students in the NC Coastal Envirothon competition at Weyerhaeuser’s Cool Springs Environmental Center near New Bern. Of those, eight qualified to advance to the State Envirothon competition that will be held on April 26-27 at Cedarock Park in Burlington, NC.
Jacksonville Progress: Two from Cherokee County recognized by Texas Area IV conservation district Two Cherokee County residents, nominees from the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District, earned recognition from Area IV, a 53-county district association. David Little was named Area IV Forestry Conservationist and Amanda Low was the Conservation Teacher Runner-up.
Thomasville Times-Enterprise: Conservation District honors Conservationist of the Year The Middle South Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District honored the 2023 Conservationists of the Year in each county within its area.
The Independent: Natural disaster declared in Georgia after exceptional drought More than 30 counties in Georgia have been designated as “primary natural disaster areas” by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in the wake of severe droughts across the state. The areas, announced on Thursday by the USDA, include 10 in the metropolitan area of Atlanta.
Sequim Gazette: JeffCo conservation district offering two landscaping courses Registration is open for the Jefferson County Conservation District spring natural landscaping courses. Because of high demand, two courses are being offered — one in Port Townsend, focused on small lots, and one in Port Hadlock, focused on large lots. |