2003 Arkansas NRCS News
Releases
USDA Awards More Than $12 Million in Water Quality Grants
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary
Ann M. Veneman announced Dec. 10 that a $550,000 grant has been awarded to the
University of Arkansas to conduct research, education and extension programs
aimed at improving the quality of the nation’s water resources. Twenty-one other
institution also received grants totaling more than $12 million.
News Release (Dec.
8, 2003)
USDA requests public comments on
Emergency Watershed Protection Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2003—USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief
Bruce Knight today announced that a notice of proposed rulemaking and request
for comments for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) has been
released.
News Release (Dec. 8, 2003)
NRCS Revises Technical Standards and Requests
Comments
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2003—USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief
Bruce Knight today announced that the agency has issued five new or revised
conservation practice standards that provide guidance for applying conservation
technology on the land.
News Release (Dec. 8, 2003)
Farm Family of the Year announces eight district winners
Little Rock – The eight district farm families have been selected in the annual
Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program, sponsored by USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Entergy Arkansas, Arkansas Press Association, Arkansas
Farm Bureau, and other federal and state agricultural agencies.
News Release (Aug. 28, 2003)
$100,000 available until September 15,
2003, for Technical Service Providers in Arkansas
Little Rock – The Natural Resources
Conservation Service in Arkansas has $100,000 available for Technical Service
Providers to provide Farm Bill program assistance to private landowners by Sept.
15, 2003.
News Release (Aug. 15, 2003)
USDA releases payment rates for
Technical Service Providers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2003—The U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today
released “not to exceed” payment rates for certified technical service providers
to offer technical services for certain conservation practices.
News Release (Aug. 6, 2003)
USDA honors local leader in annual awards ceremony
Little Rock, AR, June 13, 2003 — Natural Resources Conservation Service
Chief Bruce Knight today honored Kalven L. Trice, Arkansas state
conservationist, for "Operating an Efficient, Effective and
Discrimination-Free Organization" in the 57th annual U.S.
Department of Agriculture Honor Awards Ceremony. These awards are the most
prestigious honors bestowed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
News Release (June 13, 2003)
USDA honors Arkansan in annual awards ceremony
Little Rock, AR, June 13, 2003 — Natural Resources Conservation Service
Chief Bruce Knight today honored Rose Webb, Arkansas multicultural emphasis
program manager, with the NRCS Chief's Workforce Diversity Award for Non-Manager
in the 57th annual U.S. Department of Agriculture Honor Awards
Ceremony. These awards are the most prestigious honors bestowed by the Secretary
of Agriculture.
News Release (June 13, 2003)
USDA releases final rule on Environmental Quality Incentives Program,
sets 2003 application deadline
Little Rock, AR, May 30, 2003—USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation
Service has released the final rule for the Environmental Quality Incentives
Program. The 2002 Farm Bill reauthorized and amended the program.
News Release (May 30, 2003)
USDA offers long-term protection for essential plant and animal habitat
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2003-Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced
a new conservation tool to help farmers and ranchers restore and protect
wildlife habitat – 15-year agreements for the Wildlife Habitat Incentives
Program.
News Release (May 15, 2003)
Free Farm Bill seminar scheduled on anniversary of law to help farmers, fish
and wildlife
LITTLE ROCK, May 16, 2003 - Conservation groups, state agencies and farm
service organizations team up to conduct a free seminar, on the first
anniversary of the signing of the 2002 Farm Bill, helping farmers and other land
managers take full advantage of the conservation programs and financial benefits
it provides. The seminar, sponsored by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation,
National Wildlife Federation and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will be
held in Little Rock, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Representatives from USDA's Natural
Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency will provide guidance to
landowners interested in signing up for the 2002 Farm Bill's widely-expanded
conservation programs during the seminar at the University of Arkansas'
Cooperative Extension Service building, located at 2301 S. University Ave., one
block north of the UALR campus.
News Release (May 16, 2003)
USDA signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with the Irrigation
Association
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2003—The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced
a cooperative partnership with the Irrigation Association that will help
producers manage their water resources more efficiently.
News Release (May 8, 2003)
$1.9 billion available in Conservation Assistance for farmers and ranchers
ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 22, 2003 -- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman said
more than $1.8 billion in funding, released through the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, will help producers with conservation planning and
voluntary conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives
Program and Wetlands Reserve Program. Special emphasis has been placed on
conservation practices and programs to help landowners recover from the drought.
News Release (April 22, 2003)
USDA requests proposals for the Farmland Protection Program
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2003—USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) is requesting proposals for the Farmland Protection Program (FPP) from
federally recognized Indian tribes, states, units of local government or
nongovernmental organizations to cooperate in the acquisition of conservation
easements on farms and ranches.
News Release (April 9, 2003)
Carman inducted into Arkansas Academy of Biological and Agricultural
Engineering
Dennis Carman, a 1969 graduate of Casey County High School, was recently
inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at
the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.
News Release (March 7, 2003)
NRCS unveils web-based registry for technical experts
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation
Service today unveiled a web-based registry of technical experts that will make
it easier for landowners to meet conservation goals by finding service providers
online.
News Release (March 4, 2003)
Proposed rulemaking and request for comments on the Conservation Security
Program published in Federal Register
LITTLE ROCK, March 4, 2003 - The advance notice of proposed rulemaking and
request for comments on the Conservation Security Program was published in the
Federal Register Feb. 18.
News Release (March 4, 2003)
NRCS enters partnership to improve trout and salmon aquatic
habitat
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Bruce
Knight announced a new cooperative partnership with Trout Unlimited, Inc. Feb.
25 to help improve the nation's trout and salmon aquatic habitat.
News Release (March 4, 2003)
NRCS names national Earth Team award winners
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) recognized Earth Team volunteerism with national awards for volunteers
and employees at the National Association of Conservation District’s 57th
annual conference.
News Release (March 4, 2003)
USDA requests public comments on new Conservation Security
Program
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Bruce Knight today
announced that the advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for
comments on the Conservation Security Program (CSP) will be released for
publication to the Federal Register. This is a new program authorized in the
2002 Farm Bill.
News Release (Feb. 12, 2003)
Open house ceremony for USDA-NRCS Earth Team Bluebird Trail
When Eastern Bluebirds come to town looking for homes, they will find them
thanks to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Earth Team volunteers.
Volunteers built and installed 300 bluebird houses in Miller County, Ark.,
and Bowie County, Texas. A news conference/open house ceremony to honor these
volunteers and the 300 bluebird nesting boxes will be held at 11 a.m., Feb. 21,
at the U. S. Post Office and Courthouse at State Line, 500 North State Line
Avenue in Texarkana.
News Release (Feb. 12, 2003)
USDA supports water quality trading
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
joined the Environmental Protection Agency at the National Press Club in support
of new water quality trading policy that will improve the quality of our nation’s
water.
News Release (Jan. 13, 2003)
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