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ATTENTION LANDOWNERS - 1099's Reissued
2012 1099
forms from NRCS payments to be reissued
The 2012 IRS
1099 forms issued to farmers and ranchers who received NRCS financial
assistance are incorrect and are scheduled to be reissued by USDA’s Office
of the Chief Financial Officer in March.
The IRS forms
issued in January may either be in the wrong amount or no 1099 was issued
when one should have been.
Important data
to produce correct 1099 information was left out when a system change took
place May 1, 2012, and NRCS financial experts are working with the USDA’s
Controller Operations Division to help
get the thousands of 1099s to the appropriate people as quickly as possible.
At this time
there is no guaranteed date by which the 1099’s will be delivered, although
they expect to be released March 8. USDA is working to ensure a quick
turnaround so that the 1099 mailing is expedited. The Chief Financial
Officer will keep NRCS officials informed as this issue is resolved.
Soil Health A Top Priority for
Indiana NRCS
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Indiana
farmers are on a Health Kick! Soil Health is soil managed to its maximum
potential through a system of conservation practices, including never-till,
cover crops, advanced nutrient and pest management, and buffers and drainage
systems where appropriate. This approach results in healthy soil that reduces
erosion, requires less nutrient inputs, manages the effects of flood and
drought, and reduces nutrient and sediment loading to streams and rivers.
Indiana success with this approach, being promoted through the Conservation
Cropping Systems Initiative, is getting national attention and will be a focus
of NRCS this year. For more information on Indiana Soil Health click here
http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/Soil%20Health/soil_health.html
Or check out a
National NRCS Soil Health component by clicking on one of the
pictures.
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In the News
2012 Indiana Drought
Information
Indiana farmers are
facing one of the worse droughts in years. NRCS employees are
reporting corn and soybean acreage at almost a total loss and water
conservation is a critical issue. In order to help our landowners
learn more about the impacts of this drought and what they can do to
minimize impacts to their land, please visit the 2012
Indiana Drought webpage.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Status Report
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NRCS recognizes
the importance of the Great Lakes and has targeted efforts to contribute to the
protection and improvement of this natural resource. NRCS is one of 11 federal
agencies collaborating with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in
implementing the Action Plan for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Northwest Territory Resource
Conservation and Development Council have worked together with NRCS on outreach
and the promotion of conservation, with special efforts to reach historically
underserved audiences such as beginning farmers and limited resource farmers.
Some of that information reached Jay Fahn, a beginning farmer in Indiana. Fahn
is converting 73 acres of highly erodible land in Porter County from cropland
into bison pastureland, forage and wildlife habitat. Fahn used NRCS
standards and specifications for his pipeline and tanks, roof runoff management,
heavy-use area protection, fencing, seeding and prescribed rotational grazing
practices. "As a beginner rancher, I had a steep learning curve; but with
technical support from the NRCS folks, my goals have been achieved," Fahn said.
Learn more at:
GLRI Status Report
To learn more
about the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, please visit
the GLRI webpage at:
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/
Conservation
Accomplishment Web Site Launched
The Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) has launched a new Web
site that provides information on Indiana's conservation investments made
with local, state, and federal funding. This tool provides reports on all ICP conservation work accomplishments for each county and statewide.
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02/13/2013
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