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Welcome to the Florida
NRCS web site.
Helping People Help the Land
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Florida NRCS to Attend University of Florida CALS Career Expo
NRCS Florida will be attending University of Florida's annual College of
Agricultural and Life Sciences' (CALS) Career Expo. It is being held
February 13, 2013, in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom from 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. Come by our booth and talk to our recruiters. For more
information go to:
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Financial Assistance Available to Improve Health of Watersheds Draining into
Gulf
Agricultural producers living in the Escambia River or
Middle Suwannee River Area watersheds, should contact your local NRCS
office before March 15, 2013. Florida
farmers and ranchers in these watersheds may be eligible for the Gulf of Mexico
Initiative (GoMI). The initiative is designed to help improve water quality and
ensure sustainable production of food and fiber.
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Additional Opportunity Announced for Agricultural Assistance in Florida
Applications due by March 15, 2013 to be eligible for this year’s funding.
NRCS in Florida has announced an additional chance for producers to sign up for
the Organic initiative, Seasonal high tunnel
initiative, On-farm energy initiative, and the Longleaf pine initiative.
Interested producers should visit their local NRCS service center now to receive
more information.
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NRCS Launches Youth Conservation Academy
The USDA NRCS announces a new program designed to attract outstanding young
people to careers in conservation. The announcement was made at a kick-off event
at the TERRA Environmental Research Institute in Miami; attended by NRCS
officials, school administrators, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden staff and
students.
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Claims Filing Period Open for Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Who Claim
Past Discrimination
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced
that Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the
USDA in past decades can file claims between September
24, 2012 and March 25, 2013.
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Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort
to help people conserve, maintain,
and improve our natural
resources and environment.
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