In case you missed it last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced thatUSDA is making available cost-share fundsto help farmers and ranchers implement climate-smart agriculture practices in their operations through the implementation of the over $19 billion that was appropriated...
This article reports that signups for three federal conservation cost-share programs is now in progress. The signups will continue from October 1, 2005 through January 13, 2005. The programs are administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. The ...
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Cost-share programsPasture assessmentPlant vigorPlant residueStandard reference siteThe pasture condition score (PCS) system is a monitoring and assessment tool for pastureland in the USA. The original system has been modified to address specific variations in vegetation and soils by assigning weights ...
The article reports that sign-ups for several federal conservation cost-share programs are now in progress in the U.S., running from October 1, 2005, through January 13, 2006. The programs administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service are cited, ...