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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…
Read More...Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 17
06/04/2013 05:30 PM EDT WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on…
Read More...USDA Seeking Sign-Ups for Wetlands, Grasslands Conservation Program
WASHINGTON – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications from landowners interested in the Wetlands Reserve Program and Grassland Reserve Program. A new round of funding authorizes $255 million…
Read More...USDA Final Call for 2012 Census of Agriculture
Contact: Sue King (202) 690-8122 Krissy Young (202) 690-8123 Don’t Miss Your Chance to Provide the Facts Straight from the Farm WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 – With the window to…
Read More...Forest Planning Rule Comment Period Extended
On February 27, 2013 the Forest Service initiated a 60-day comment period to provide the public an opportunity to review the Agency’s proposed planning directives. The public comment period closed…
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