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Editor's Note: Due to NACD's Annual Meeting, there will not be an edition of Conservation Clips on February 10 or 17.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available up to $7.5 million for grants through its Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. USDA will accept applications until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 27, 2023.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a public meeting of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee on February 23, 2023 to discuss interim recommendations on the development of policies and outreach relating to emerging agriculture production practices.
Rotational grazing is a management practice in which livestock are cycled through multiple fenced grazing areas to manage forage production, forage quality, animal health, and environmental quality. A recent study found variable rates in rotational grazing across regions.
USDA's Forest Service announced it will offer $41 million through the 2023 Wood Innovations Grant and 2023 Community Wood Grant programs to spark innovation and create new markets for wood products and renewable wood energy.
It was announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will award over $2.5 million to HawaiĘ»i’s Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program. Funding is focused on the prevention of invasive species from entering the islands and for the prevention and mitigation of fruit fly impacts.
The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently held the biennial tax ditch breakfast. SCD provides cost share to tax ditch organizations in Sussex Count while the equipment program can provide maintenance for tax ditch organizations in Kent and Sussex County.
Northern Florida landowners interested in protecting the conservation values of their land can soon apply for land management contracts funded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program.
Presentation of Banker's Awards were a highlight of the annual Geary County Conservation District meeting Thursday evening. Awards were presented for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
K-12 teachers and other educators are invited to learn about Youth Pollinator Education and Action, a program to educate youth of all ages about pollinator biology, its importance and conservation.
Farmers at a soil health workshop last week were encouraged to see if they could make soil health work on their own operation. The workshop included speakers who focused on overcoming equipment challenges, building a drought-resilient farm, cover crop strategies and management systems to improve soil function.
The Berkshire Conservation District and Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter, are offering a pollinator-friendly resolution webinar with representatives from towns that have passed pollinator-friendly resolutions at their town meetings.
Sheridan County Conservation District, in collaboration with Department of Environmental Quality and Wyoming Game and Fish Department, will restore a section of Tongue River near the Acme Power Plant site to benefit the surrounding habitat.
A new project, coordinated at Los Alamos National Laboratory in conjunction with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will allow us to understand the close relationship between a well-studied grass and the soil in which it grows.
On Jan. 10, the Squaw Creek Soil Conservation District hosted its annual Appreciation Banquet, and presented several individuals with awards honoring their service to conservation and the community.
It might seem a bit early to start thinking about yard work and landscaping, but the Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District is preparing for warmer weather with its annual tree sale.
Brian Maddock started rotational grazing in the 1980s. Rotational grazing, which is the heart of Maddock Ranch's cattle feeding program, both improves grass production through strengthening the plants’ roots and builds soil health.
The Herkimer County Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting tree and shrub orders until Mar. 24. They are offering bare-root evergreen seedlings and transplants, deciduous trees, various bushes and shrubs, semi-dwarf apple trees and wildflower seeds.
Richland Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is seeking proposals for logjam and debris removal east of State Route 13 on the Black Fork River. Funding for the project was provided by a grant from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.
Many farmers till in the spring. This spring, the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD), encourages you to improve your soil's health by utilizing no-till. Learn more about conservation districts that are offering no-till equipment this year.
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