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2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation ProgramsThe conservation provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) will affect farmers for years to come. The new provisions build on the conservation gains made by landowners over the past decade. They simplify existing programs and create new programs to address high priority environmental protection goals. 2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs At a GlanceThese Adobe PDF documents are overviews of the 2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation program changes.
Farm Service Agency - NevadaImmediate Changes in Loan Program FSA Nevada Contact Information Public Meetings to be Held for Ranchers and Farmers Find Out What’s in the New Farm BillReno, June 17 — Now is the time to find out what’s in the new 2008 Farm Bill. Public meetings are being held to discuss Farm Bill programs with farmers and ranchers in various locations statewide during July. Topics to be discussed include payment schedules, grazing, irrigation, pest management, wildlife, wildfire presuppression and the new small farm initiative. Meeting
Schedule July
9 Caliente 9:00 am
USDA Service Center July
10 Tonopah
9:00 am Convention Center July 14
Elko
9:00 am
Cedar Room, Elko Convention Center
NEW! LOCATION! July
15 Ely 1:00 pm
USDA Service Center July
16 Eureka 9:00 am
Opera House July 17
Battle Mtn.
1:00 pm
Cooperative Extension NEW! July 21 Fallon 7:00 pm Convention Center NEW! July 22
Paradise Valley 1:00 pm Fire Station July
23 Lovelock 9:00 am
NRCS Field Office July
24 Smith 9:00 am
Smith Valley Public Library July 29 Reno 10:00 am NRCS State Office July 30 Schurz 10:00 am Tribal Conference Room NEW! For more information, contact Rod Dahl or Liz Warner at (775) 857-8500. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend the meetings should contact Warner at least one week before the meeting date. Public Meeting Agenda Posted (PDF; 1.3M) News Release (DOC: 54K) Payment Rates FY08 (draft)
National 2008 Farm Bill Website If you need the information in an alternative format, please contact Liz Warner, public affairs specialist, (775) 857-8500 x 105, or have technical problems, contact Rose Santos, Webmaster, (775) 857-8500 x 130.
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