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Welcome to the NRCS Maine state web site. Conservation and natural resource programs, assistance, and information for Maine are available from NRCS.

 

2012 1099 Forms From NRCS Payments to be Reissued

 

The 2012 IRS 1099 forms issued to farmers who received NRCS financial assistance are incorrect and are scheduled to be reissued by USDA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer in March.
 

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Applications for On-Farm Energy Initiative due March 15, 2013

 

NRCS is taking a second signup for the On-Farm Energy Initiative, funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.  Applications are due at the NRCS offices by close of business on March 15, 2013.
 

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USDA to Provide Federal Funds to Protect Maine's Working Farms

 

Through NRCS' Farm and Ranchlands Protection Program (FRPP), $1 million will be available to successful applicants in Fiscal Year 2013.  Applications submitted by March 29, 2013 will be considered for funding this fiscal year.
 

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Claims Filing Period for Hispanic and Women Farmers Open Through March 25, 2013

 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that Hispanic and women farmers who were denied applications for loan or loan servicing assistance for discriminatory reasons by USDA between 1981 and 2000 can file claims up through March 25, 2013. 

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Updated 02/13/2013

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