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New Conservation Initiative Benefits Farmers and the Chesapeake Bay

West Virginia agricultural producers located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed can now apply for special assistance to reduce excess nutrients and sediments under the new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI), announced Kevin Wickey, West Virginia State Conservationist.

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USDA's Interim Final Rule Amends Composition, Responsibilities of State Technical Committees


Notice of 60-day Public Comment Period on Rule Published in Federal Register

NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster announced the release of the interim final rule for State Technical Committees, which amended requirements regarding the composition and responsibilities of these advisory committees nationwide. The 2008 Farm Bill expands agricultural and forestry involvement in the committees, expands the committees’ authority to review local working groups’ efforts to address state program priorities, and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to standardize committee operations nationwide. The interim final rule is available for public comment. These comments must be submitted by Jan. 26, 2009.

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CONSERVATION
Our Purpose. Our Passion.

The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat.

Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to conservation.

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West Virginia Chesapeake Bay

West Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is the land that drains into the Potomac River and its tributaries and a small area that drains into the James River. Like all of the Bay States, West Virginia has been actively involved in pollution reduction programs for over twenty years.

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