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NRCS announced the application period for 2009 Conservation
Innovation Grants funding has been extended to March 20th. The previous
deadline was March 2nd. Conservation Innovation Grants help achieve and
promote innovation in critical areas such as water quality, energy,
climate change and pollinator habitat. Grants will be awarded through a
nationwide competitive process. Up to $20 million is available for this
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USDA Seeks Comments on Farm Bill Programs
USDA Announces New Conservation Program and Initiative, Availability of
Funding
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Two new entries join USDA's array of conservation programs. The
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program offers $58.4 million in financial
assistance for promoting ground and surface water conservation and water quality
improvement. The
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative,
offering $23 million in 2009, strengthens coordination and cooperation
between NRCS and EPA to help agricultural producers improve the
environment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Both are part of NRCS'
Environmental Quality Incentives Program. |
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Vilsack Dedicates Garden Project on Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack “broke pavement” on the inaugural
USDA The People’s Garden during a ceremony on the grounds of U.S.
Department of Agriculture commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham
Lincoln. The Secretary declared the stretch of pavement permanently
closed and returned back to green, and encouraged other Administration
officials and the general public to join in to protect the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed. The dedication comes on the 200th anniversary of the
birth of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln founded the Department of Agriculture in 1862 and referred to it
as “The People’s Department” in his last annual message to Congress.
Abraham Lincoln and Agriculture - Discover the original documents that
provide the foundation of USDA
A Farmer Remembers
Lincoln - A poem by Harold Witter Bynner
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03/02/2009
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