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NRCS Is Accepting Program Applications and Proposals
 

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Organic Farming
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
...More Info about NRCS Programs

High Tunnel-or Hoop House- in Alabama

Alabama NRCS Launches High Tunnel Pilot Study to Increase Availability of Locally-Grown Foods

Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett today announced a new pilot project for farmers to establish high tunnels - also known as hoop houses - to increase the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way.  Financial assistance is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

...More Info - Alabama Pilot Study
National NRCS Info about High Tunnel Pilot Study

Pearlie S. Reed, USDA Assistant Secretary for Administration, Visits Tuskegee University

Pearlie S. Reed, Assistant Secretary for Administration at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), visited Tuskegee, Alabama, to deliver the keynote address at the 67th Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC).  

...More Info about Reed and PAWC


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Last Modified: 02/02/2010

   

 
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