NRCS Announces National Water Quality Initiative Conservation in Arkansas
 

Agricultural Producers located in priority watersheds will be able to participate
 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 8, 2012 — State Conservationist Mike Sullivan announced the launch of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to improving impaired watersheds located within the Bayou Bartholomew watershed in Arkansas. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will manage the initiative by making funds available to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in the selected watersheds.

J.A. FAIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PLANT ‘ABRAHAM LINCOLN’ HEIRLOOM TOMATOES IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY AND 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF USDA
 

LITTLE ROCK, AR– Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Mike Sullivan toured J.A. Fair High School’s Environmental Science Program on April 27 and gave a presentation to students during an Earth Day program at the school.  This year, in addition to Earth Day, the presentation also honored the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Final Applications for NRCS Organic Initiative Due June 1, 2012
 

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service reminds potential applicants to contact their local NRCS office soon to find out if they are eligible for the agency’s Organic Initiative. Applications for the final ranking period of 2012 are due at NRCS offices by close of business on June 1, 2012. 

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General West Announce Process to Resolve Discrimination Claims of Hispanic and Women Farmers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2011 – As part of continued efforts to close the chapter on allegations that discrimination occurred at USDA in past decades, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General Tony West today announced the establishment of a process to resolve the claims of Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who assert that they were discriminated against when seeking USDA farm loans.

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(http://www.usda.gov/documents/Comunicado_No_0085.11sp.pdf) - Secretario de Agricultura Vilsack y Fiscal General Adjunto West Anuncian Proceso para Resolver Reclamaciones de Discriminación contra Agricultores Hispanos y Mujeres Agricultoras

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