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USDA NRCS mission: Helping People Help the Land

Web link image: Photo of two hands holding soil and a plant. Statewide Sign-Up Begins For The New Conservation Stewardship Program

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Statewide Sign-Up Begins For The New Conservation Stewardship Program
Continuous sign-up begins August 10, 2009.
Applications for the first ranking period
must be submitted by September 30, 2009.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has begun continuous sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in New York. The Conservation Stewardship Program is a voluntary conservation program designed to encourage agricultural and forestry producers to adopt additional conservation practices and improve, maintain and manage existing ones.

 
Web link image: USDA Organic logo. Environmental Quality Incentives Program Organic Initiative 2009

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program Organic Initiative 2009

Organic Farming is one of the fastest growing segments in U.S. Agriculture. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) includes the availability of financial and technical assistance to help producers of all commodities meet their conservation goals.

 
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Recovery Act in New York
Funding Available for Farmland, Wildlife Land, and Wetlands 

The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.

Web link image: Photo of a farm at sunset.Text: Conservation....Our Purpose. Our Passion.

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CONSERVATION... Our Purpose. Our Passion.

The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat.

Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to conservation.

Updated: 08/24/2009

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Web link image: Photo of a wetland. Text: Better Wetlands