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NACD: Newaygo Conservation District Tree Nursery In this National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) forestry feature blog post, learn more about Newaygo Conservation District and their management of a longstanding tree nursery in the community. Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. John Thune, R.S.D., Jeremy Peters and Laura Wood Peterson on farm bill, debt ceiling talks Jeremy Peters with the National Association of Conservation Districts and Laura Wood Peterson with LWP Consulting take a look at the climate-smart funding in the Inflation Reduction Act and how it could impact conservation programs in the farm bill and beyond.
USDA: USDA Invests Over $46M in Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of more than $46 million in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, funds farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs resulting in climate-smart solutions for farms and ranches. USDA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Climate Resilience and Forest Conservation In anticipation of the upcoming Earth Day celebrations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced actions to foster forest conservation, enhance forest resilience to climate change, and inform policymaking on ensuring healthy forests on federally managed lands administered by the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Morning Ag Clips: Grassland CRP Sign-Up Period Opens The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the sign-up period for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which will run from April 17 to May 26. Farm Progress: Make Long-Term Investments in Soil Health There are three principles of building a retirement account that will provide the necessary income when you need it: investments into the account, no withdrawals and diversifying your portfolio. Successful Farming: Soil Health Practices Boost Profits for Farmers Does it pay to put soil health practices that can sequester carbon to work? That’s the question the Soil Health Institute set out to answer when they interviewed 100 farmers in nine states who had been practicing no-till, using reduced tillage, or growing cover crops for at least five years.
Alaska Beacon: U.S. Interior Secretary Unveils $125 Million for Local Climate Projects The U.S. Interior Department will send $125 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law to scores of local climate resiliency and conservation projects, including several projects across Alaska. NRCS: Soil Health Takes Center Stage Producers in the Texoma area recently gathered in Wichita Falls for a Soil Health Workshop focused on increasing biological wealth with ecological principles of soil health. NRCS: NRCS Announces Funding Available for Conservation Innovation Grants in the Pacific Islands Area USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants State Program funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Times-Tribune: Earth Day 2023 Event in Scranton Promotes Clean Environment The Lackawanna County Conservation District was one of a dozen or so agencies and groups that participated in the third annual Earth Day event, providing wildflower seed balls to attendees and helping them learn about their local environment. Summit Daily: Drought task force to consider conservation programs Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with the aim of providing recommendations about how to implement water-conservation programs and avoid a compact call. Senate bill 295 explicitly instructs the task force to include the Colorado Water Conservation Board and districts in its process, saying it must specify their respective roles and obligations in the development, implementation and operation of any conservation programs. GBP News: California’s destructively wet winter has a bright side. You’ll want to see it A benefit of California’s wet winter is what is known as a superbloom. Flowers including purple phacelia, yellow goldfields, hillside daisies and tidy tips grow at Carrizo Plain National Monument. ABC13: Hendersonville’s first ‘Earth Fest’ aims to educate, entertain, raise awareness downtown “Today, we brought our conservation learning center, and it’s an education trailer that had a lot of hands-on activities,” said April Hoyt, education coordinator and conservationist with Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District. “It can be used for schools, for groups, for big festivals like this, to let the public know a little more about where food come from here in WNC.” KRDO: Manitou Springs Becomes First Certified Pollinator District in the World Saturday, Manitou Springs became the first certified pollinator district in the world. This comes from the work of the Manitou Pollinators Partnership. The Panola Watchman: Panola County Soil & Water Conservation District Hosts Woodland Clinic The Panola Soil & Water Conservation District recently sponsored the annual Woodland Clinic with Harrison County at Double A Hunting Ranch for local FFA Chapters and Panola County 4-H clubs. CapeCod.com: Group Says Climate Change Still Major Issue for Cape Cod As the summer months draw near and the busy Cape Cod season approaches, the Cape Cod Conservation District is still focused on one of the main issues the groups said is affecting the region, which is climate change. Bradford Era: Conservation District Week observed Recognized by both the Pennsylvania State House and Senate, April 23-29, 2023 has been declared “Conservation District Week.” During this week, the McKean County Conservation District will be holding educational events and meeting with legislators. WHSV3: Harrisonburg’s Pollinator Program Buzzing as Planting Season Kicks Off The City of Harrisonburg’s Pollinator program has been going strong since 2018, planting thousands of pollinator plants each year to create corridors for migrating insects, birds, and mammals. OBX Today: Dare County Soil & Water Conservation District Accepting Applications for 2023 Resource Conservation Workshop The Dare County Soil & Water Conservation District has announced the opportunity for a Dare County student to attend the 2023 Resource Conservation Workshop (RCW) at North Carolina State University’s campus in June at no charge. Manistee News Advocate: Huron County Celebrates Earth Day with New Trees A rainy Friday found members of the Huron Conservation District loading up trees into the cars, vans, and trucks at the Huron Community Fair Grounds. Huron County citizens had ordered the trees months in advance and got their hands on them just in time for Earth Day. The Standard-Journal: Taking the Classroom into the Great Outdoors What pupils learned about the environment in the classroom was transferred into nature Tuesday as students from a five-county area descended on the Shikellamy State Park for the Susquehanna Valley Envirothon. NRCS: NRCS California Allocates $2 Million to Assist Farmers Recover from Floods The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is setting aside $2 million in federal financial assistance to help California’s agricultural producers recover from recent flooding.
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