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NRCS information technology specialist Wendall Oaks answers questions from Troy Leininger of KICD-radio, Spencer, IowaCommodity Classic 2006
NRCS staff from Fort Collins, Colorado; National Headquarters; and the Riverside, California area office recently participated at the 2006 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California.

 

 

 

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grasslandGrassland Reserve Program Final Rule Published in Federal Register
The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance grasslands on their property. Section 2401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize this program. The Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency and Forest Service are coordinating implementation of GRP, which helps landowners restore and protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland, shrubland and certain other lands and provides assistance for rehabilitating grasslands. The program will conserve vulnerable grasslands from conversion to cropland or other uses and conserve valuable grasslands by helping maintain viable ranching operations.

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Grassland Reserve Program

The 2006 theme, “Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams,” honors the spirit of possibility and hopes set in motion by generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreamsMarch is Women's History Month
The 2006 theme, Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams, honors the spirit of possibility and hopes set in motion by generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams.

 

 

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Iowa grassed filter stripsChange Needed in Applying Fertilizer to Perennial Grassland
In a January-February 2006, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation article, Incorporating Granular Inorganic Fertilizer into Perennial Grassland Soils to Improve Water Quality, D.H. Pote and other researchers recommend incorporating fertilizer into the soil versus the common practice of applying fertilizer on the surface of grass and rangeland.
 

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Thistle Management on Lodgepole Creek
Compelled by State laws requiring landowners to control noxious weeds, farmers and ranchers in Deuel County, Nebraska, recognized the need for innovative strategies to manage the Canada thistle that prevailed along Lodgepole Creek.
 

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