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Welcome to the Georgia
USDA-NRCS state
web site!
This site provides information on the conservation of natural
resources including programs to help address environmental concerns, news
releases and information on upcoming events, office locations, and other
information of interest to Georgia residents and partners. If you cannot
find the information you are looking for, please contact
Mary Ann McQuinn. You will
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Partnering for Conservation In October
2006, USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) unveiled a Conservation Reserve
Program (CRP) Longleaf Pine Initiative. The new CRP practice, CP-36, was
created to help re-establish longleaf pine and the native ground cover
that accompanies this ecosystem. The longleaf pines are planted in rows
spaced 12 feet apart and the areas between the rows are planted to
native grasses. When established, the native grasses provide excellent
wildlife habitat and fuel to carry a fire—the preferred management
strategy for longleaf pine stands.
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Small Farmer gets Assistance through the Small Farmers Initiative
James Drinks owns a small, 45acre farm just outside the town of Uvalda
in Montgomery County. Like his father and grandfather before him, he
raises beef cattle, 20 head of beef at any given time. Drinks was
concerned initially about his cutover woodland. It was a tangled mess
not producing anything of value. He needed a fence to keep his cattle in
the pasture and also to help keep them out of the pond.
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Small Farmers Initiative Helps Widow Fix-up and Maintain Farm
Located in Treutlen County outside of Soperton is a 120-acre farm owned
by Glynece Lumley, a 75 year-old grandmother, determined to maintain the
farm as long as she can for her children. She has 35 cattle, two mules,
and one horse. Lumley had a number of natural resource concerns. Her
fences were falling down, her watering area would turn to mud when it
rained and she had to buy a lot of hay.
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ATHENS, December 23, 2008—USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
State Conservationist
James
E. Tillman, Sr., announced today that in
2008, 1,560 Georgia Farmers benefited from $18.5 million in
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds.
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Notice of 60-day Public Comment Period on Rule
Published in Federal Register
ATHENS, December 2, 2008—USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS)
Chief Arlen Lancaster today 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.
Click here for the full news release |
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ATHENS, December 6, 2008—USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) State Conservationist
James E. Tillman,
Sr., announced today that,
Georgia landowner Dale Wiley enrolled 50 acres of his land into the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Farm and Ranchlands Protection
Program (FRPP), at a recent ceremony at his farm
on Alcovy Station Road outside of Jersey.
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