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FY 2013 Conservation Program Implementation Timeline

 

EQIP, WHIP, and AWEP

 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.

 

 

Landowners looking at forestry

Photo courtesy of Stephen Kirkpatrick, NRCS contributor

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.

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.
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USDA- CSP Map

 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.
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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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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