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Welcome to the Mississippi
NRCS Web site.
FY 2013 Conservation Program Implementation Timeline
EQIP, WHIP, and AWEP
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Below are projected target dates that are all contingent upon the NEW
FARM BILL. Dates are subject to change depending on national
office guidance.
Application Signup (1st batch) Deadline
January 18, 2013
State Ranking Deadline
March 1, 2013
County Ranking Deadline
March 15, 2013
Application Signup (2nd batch) Deadline April 19, 2013
Applications for financial assistance received after the 1st application
batching period will be considered for the 2nd application batching
period.
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![Landowners looking at forestry](images/NRCS%206612%20-%20103.jpg)
Photo courtesy of
Stephen Kirkpatrick, NRCS contributor
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Applications for Initiatives Due April
Jackson, Feb. 7, 2013 - The
U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) is accepting applications to help producers improve water
and air Quality, build healthier soil, improve grazing and forest lands,
conserve energy, enhance organic operations and achieve other
environmental benefits.
"Conservation programs offer
farmers, ranchers and forestland managers a variety of options to
conserve natural resources while boosting production on their land,"
State Conservationist Homer Wilkes said. "This conservation investment
helps improve environmental health and the economy of Mississippi rural
communities." |
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![Retired NRCS employee, Reginald Spears, spends time with his grandchildren at Camp Silver Eagle in Raymond.](images/Pic3.JPG)
Photo courtesy of Jeannine May, State Public Affairs Specialist, USDA-NRCS |
Camp Connects Grandparents, Youth to Conservation
Melody Field spent her
childhood outdoors: hiking, fishing, swimming, hunting and exploring.
But nowadays, few children are experiencing nature like she did, she
says.
That's why Field, who is the
Director of the Lifelong Learning Center at Hinds Community College, has
created a camp to connect children- youth and their grandparents or
other adults - to the outdoors.
"I wanted to provide an outlet for my seniors to spend time with their
grands," says Field, who organizes computer courses and other activities
for seniors in the area. Camp Silver Eagle was the perfect venue
for uniting grandparents or other adults-children and youth for a week
of natural resource activities. |
For more info |
![USDA- CSP Map](images/CSP-Map.jpg) |
Mississippi Farmers and Ranchers Help Voluntary USDA Conservation
Program Reach 50M-Acre Mark
Jackson, MS - Dec. 14, 2012 - In just four years, America's top
conservationists have enrolled 50 million acres in USDA's Conservation
Stewardship Program (CSP), a program that helps farmers, ranchers and
forest landowners take conservation to the next level.
CSP is aimed at producers who are already established conservation
stewards. helping them to deliver multiple conservation benefits on
working lands, including improved water and soil quality and enhanced
wildlife habitat. |
For more info |
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USDA Civil Rights Cases
USDA has set up claim resolution processes to resolve cases involving
allegations by individuals of past discrimination by USDA.
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If you are looking for
information about the Hispanic and Women Farmer Claims Process,
please visit:
www.farmerclaims.gov or call 1-888-508-4429
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If you are looking for
information about the Pigford- The Black Farmers Discrimination
Litigation, please visit:
www.blackfarmercase.com
or call 1-866-950-5547
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If you are looking for
information about the Keepseagle - The Native American Farmers
Class Action Settlement, please visit:
www.IndianFarmClass.com
or call 1-888-233-5506
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership
in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our
natural resources and environment.
Last Modified:02/07/2013
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