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USDA Extends Deadline for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program
07/31/2014 02:24 PM EDT WASHINGTON, July 31, 2014 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced today that the enrollment deadline for the…
Read More...Greenhouse Gas Report to Assist Producers Facing Climate Challenges
For the First Time, USDA Climate Hubs Get New Tools to Gauge Progress in Building Drought-Resistant Healthy Soil WASHINGTON, July 31, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today…
Read More...USDA, EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading To Benefit Environment, Economy
December 3, 2013 WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced an expanded partnership to support water quality trading and…
Read More...USFWS Gray Wolf Comments Deadline and Meetings Scheduled
Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Maintaining Protections for the Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) by Listing It as Endangered This…
Read More...Secretary Jewell Offers Vision for Conservation, Balanced Development, Youth Engagement in National Press Club Speech
Calls on Congress to protect and support nation’s lands and waters; Issues first Secretarial Order to establish Department-wide mitigation strategy to ensure efficiency, consistency, conservation in infrastructure development; Sets ambitious…
Read More...Payments for Popular Conservation Program Ready Following Shutdown Delay
Contact: Jody Holzworth (202) 720-3210 WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2013 – Farmers waiting for their Conservation Security or Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) payments should receive them in the coming days. The…
Read More...Member sought for Colorado Sportsmen's Roundtable in Southwest Region
9/17/2013 Division of Wildlife DURANGO, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking a new representative to serve on the Sportsmen’s Roundtable for the southwest region. The agency is seeking…
Read More...USDA Releases Annual Report of Foreign Investors’ Holdings of U.S. Agricultural Land
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2013 — USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has released its annual publication regarding foreign investors’ holdings of United States agricultural land. The publication contains statistics that…
Read More...USDA Climate Report Published, Public Invited to Comment
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2013 – The Climate Change Program Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of the Chief Economist today released and requested public comments on the…
Read More...BLM and USFS release draft Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse EIS
NEWS RELEASE Aug. 16, 2013 Contact: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, (970) 876-9008 Steven Hall, Director, Office of Communications, (303) 239-3672 BLM and USFS release draft Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse…
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