2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs

The 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 Glance

These Adobe PDF documents are overviews of the 2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation program changes.

Farm Service Agency - Nevada

Immediate 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 Bill

Reno, 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
Date                 City                              Time                 Location
July 8                Overton                         9:00 am            Overton Community Center
                        Overton                         6:00 pm            Overton Community Center

July 9                Caliente                        9:00 am            USDA Service Center
                        Caliente                        6:30 pm            USDA Service Center

July 10              Tonopah                        9:00 am           Convention Center
                        Round Mountain             1:00 pm            Public Library
                        Fish Lake Valley             7:00 pm            Community Club House  NEW!

July 14              Elko                              9:00 am            Cedar Room, Elko Convention Center  NEW! LOCATION!
                        Elko                              6:30 pm            Cedar Room, Elko Convention Center  NEW! LOCATION!

July 15              Ely                               1:00 pm            USDA Service Center
                        Ely                               6:30 pm            USDA Service Center

July 16              Eureka                          9:00 am            Opera House
                        Eureka                          6:30 pm            Opera House

July 17              Battle Mtn.                    1:00 pm             Cooperative Extension  NEW!
                        Battle Mtn.                     7:00 pm            Cooperative Extension  NEW!

July 21              Fallon                            7:00 pm            Convention Center  NEW!

July 22              Paradise Valley              1:00 pm            Fire Station
                        Orovada                        7:00 pm            New Orovada Community Center

July 23              Lovelock                        9:00 am            NRCS Field Office
                        Lovelock                        7:00 pm            NRCS Field Office

July 24              Smith                            9:00 am            Smith Valley Public Library
                        Smith                            7:00 pm            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)

• Lincoln and Clark Counties (PPT; 711K)

• Northeastern Nevada Counties (Elko, Eureka, Lander and White Pine) (PPT; 711K)

• Esmeralda and Nye Counties (PPT; 651KB)

National 2008 Farm Bill Website