2003 News Releases
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December 17, 2003
Veneman Announces Proposed Rule for the Conservation Security Program
USDA Signs Agreements with Three New Tribal
Conservation Districts
September 24, 2003
USDA Releases
Additional $12.5 Million to Restore and Protect Grassland
September 12, 2003
USDA Reallocates
Nearly $60 Million of Farm Bill Funds for Conservation of Private Working Lands
September 12, 2003
USDA Releases $55.7
Million to Restore and Protect Wetlands
September 9, 2003
USDA Announces
Draft National Framework for Animal Agriculture Conservation
September 5, 2003
USDA and DOE Award
$23 Million in Joint Biomass Research and Development Initiative
August 6, 2003
USDA
Releases Payment Rates for Technical Service Providers: "Not to Exceed" Payment
Rates Established for Each State
July 21, 2003
USDA Announces Seven New Resource
Conservation and Development Areas: Projects to Spur Conservation on Private
Lands, Economic Growth and Community Development
July 17, 2003
USDA
Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with Society of American Foresters
July 11, 2003
USDA Releases First Annual National
Resources Inventory
June 23, 2003
News Release: Reducing Global Hunger
and Poverty is Goal of International Conference
USDA Signs
Technical Service Provider Agreement with National Alliance of Independent Crop
Consultants
June 17, 2003
USDA Announces Sign-Up for New Grassland Reserve Program
June 17, 2003
USDA
Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with Environmental Management
Solutions, LLC
June 13, 2003
Co-Winners for Excellence in Conservation Award Named
June 6, 2003
USDA News Release:
Veneman Announces New Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Carbon Storage
May 15, 2003
USDA Offers Long-Term Protection
for Essential Plant and Animal Habitat
May 14, 2003
Veneman Thanks USDA
Employees on the First Anniversary of Farm Bill Signing -- USDA Completes Work
on EQIP, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection, Grassland Reserve and Forest Land
Enhancement Rules
May 12, 2003
NRCS Revises Technical
Standards and Requests Comments: 34 Conservation Practice Standards Released for
Public Comment
May 9, 2003
USDA Provides $53 Million to Farmers and Ranchers in 17 States to Help With
Drought Recovery
May 8, 2003
USDA
Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with the Irrigation Association
April 24, 2003
USDA Makes $3
Million Available to Help California Landowners Meet Environmental Requirements
April 22, 2003
USDA News Release:
Bush Administration Launches Online Environmental Stewardship Events and Service
Opportunities
USDA News Release:
Veneman Marks Earth Day by Announcing Funds for Conservation and Water
Development and CRP Sign-Up
April 15, 2003
USDA News Release:
Bush Administration Launches Online Environmental Stewardship Events and Service
Opportunities
April 9, 2003
USDA Signs
Technical Service Provider Agreement with University of Tennessee
USDA
Appoints Agricultural Air Quality Task Force Members
USDA Requests Proposals for the Farmland
Protection Program
April 7, 2003
Veneman
Announces $44 Million in Grants for Renewable Energy Initiatives
April
3, 2003
USDA
Agency Receives Organizational Leadership Award
April 1, 2003
USDA Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with the Wildlife Society
March 31, 2003
USDA Amends Technical Service Provider
Rule
March 26, 2003
Veneman
Announces $7 Million For Conservation Efforts In The Klamath Basin
March 25, 2003
USDA Extends Comment Period on New
Conservation Security Program
February 11, 2003
NRCS Names National
Earth Team Award Winners
February 10, 2003
USDA Requests Public
Comments on New Conservation Security Program
February 7, 2003
USDA
Signs Agreement With American Society Of Agronomy On Technical Service Providers
January 30, 2003
President
Bush to Propose Record-Level $3.9 Billion for Conservation
Programs: Veneman Releases Proposed Rules for Environmental Quality Incentives
Program
January 13, 2003
USDA Supports Water Quality Trading
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USDA
Announces Agreement with Pheasants Forever
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