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Master Farmer Program
Steve Carmichael
State Resource Conservationist
Phone:318.473.7774
The Louisiana Master Farmer Program helps agricultural producers voluntarily
address the environmental concerns related to production agriculture, as well as
enhance their production and resource management skills that will be critical
for the continued viability of Louisiana agriculture. This program involves
producers becoming more knowledgeable about environmental stewardship,
resource-based production and resource management through a voluntary producer
certification process.
The Master Farm Program is a cooperative conservation partnership effort
among NRCS, Louisiana State University Ag
Center, Louisiana Farm Bureau,
Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association and
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry.
A Louisiana Master Farmer should:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and dedication to environmental stewardship
- Demonstrate mastery levels of conservation-based production
- Demonstrate resource management through the implementation of a
comprehensive conservation plan
- Promote the success of local-level conservation to the agricultural
community and public and private interests
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Conservation planning is a voluntary natural resource problem solving and
management process. The NRCS objective in conservation planning is to help the
client achieve sound use and management of soil, water, air, plant, and animal
resources to prevent their degradation, assure their sustained use and
productivity, and comply with regulatory requirements while considering economic
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Since its inception over seven years ago, 2300 agricultural producers
have participated in the first environmental stewardship program offered
through a cooperative conservation effort among Louisiana State
University Ag Center, Farm Bureau Federation, Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), Louisiana Cattlemen's Association and the
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. |
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Master Farmer Program Publications and Forms
The following document requires
Adobe Acrobat
(PDF; 231 KB)
Conservation
Handbill - What
is Conservation Planning Full Version Document (PDF; 231 KB)
Master
Farmer Program Operation and Procedures Manual (PDF; 55 KB)
Application
for Louisiana Master Farmer Certification (PDF; 39 KB)
Louisiana
Master Farmer Certification of Land Control (PDF; 83 KB)
Links
Louisiana State University
Ag Center Master Farmer Website
Louisiana State University Ag Center
Louisiana Farm Bureau
Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry
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