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Arkansas NRCS News Releases (2008)

Arkansas Media Liaison:

Molly Voeller, (501) 301-3133

USDA Extends Sign-up for 2008 Conservation Security Program

Sign-Up Will Run Through May 30

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2008—U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Arlen Lancaster today announced that producers in the Upper White-Village Watershed in Arkansas now have until May 30 to apply for the Conservation Security Program (CSP) in fiscal year 2008. The watershed includes portions of Greene, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, White and Woodruff counties.

News Release (May 7, 2008)

Schafer Announces Conservation Security Program Sign-Up

Sign-Up Begins April 18 in Upper White-Village Watershed in Arkansas

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2008—Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced a sign-up for the Conservation Security Program (CSP) will be available starting on April 18 to approximately 698 potentially eligible farms covering more than 348,750 acres in the Upper White-Village Watershed in Arkansas. The watershed includes portions of Greene, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, White and Woodruff counties.

News Release (March 20, 2008)

Contractors Applying for Government Contracts Must Be Registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database

Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 13, 2008 – Contractors applying for government contracts to cleanup the Feb. 5 tornado damage or any other federal contracts are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database.

News Release (Feb. 13, 2008)

NRCS Provides Technical, Financial Assistance to Landowners for Tornado Cleanup

Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 12, 2008 – The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing Arkansas landowners funding through the Emergency Watershed Protection program for the removal of storm debris from stream channels and bridge structures caused by the Feb. 5 tornadoes.

News Release (Feb. 12, 2008)

NRCS Accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program Applications

Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 7, 2008 – Farmers and landowners in Arkansas can submit applications anytime to apply for cost-share assistance to implement conservation activities through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

News Release (Feb. 7, 2008)

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Last Modified: 05/13/2008