Kentucky NRCS News Releases

Updated 11/25/2009

November 25, 2009    USDA NRCS IN KENTUCKY ANNOUNCES 2010 FARM BILL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION - EQIP and WHIP

November 24, 2009    FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM SIGNUP ANNOUNCED

November 19, 2009    DAVID DUNCAN, JR., GARRARD COUNTY FARMER, RECEIVES FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARD

November 5, 2009    NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE SCHEDULING LOCAL WORKGROUP MEETINGS FOR RANKING CRITERIA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP))

October 13, 2009    USDA-NRCS IN KENTUCKY TO HOLD A STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING REGARDING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN HEALTHY WATERSHEDS INITIATIVE (MRBI)

October 9, 2009    USDA-NRCS ANNOUNCES A SECOND SIGN-UP FOR THE CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

August 6, 2009    USDA-NRCS ANNOUNCES SIGN-UP FOR NEW CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

July 13, 2009    KENTUCKY IS AWARDED TWO CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

June 18, 2009    NRCS SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DAVIESS COUNTY FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM PANTHER CREEK UNDER THE EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION (EWP) PROGRAM

June 4, 2009      NRCS IN KENTUCKY AWARDED SIX (6) FLOODPLAIN EASEMENTS

May 15, 2009     AFTER HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION (EWP) EFFORTS

May 12, 2009     USDA-NRCS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF $867,000 FOR NEW ORGANIC INITIATIVE IN KENTUCKY

May 1, 2009       STATE CONSERVATIONIST ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF $6.7 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE’S EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM

April 6, 2009       NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM (FRPP) SIGN-UP ANNOUNCED     UPDATE:  On April 29, 2009, Kentucky’s FRPP allocation was increased to $3 million.

March 26, 2009   NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT UNDER THE EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM FLOODPLAIN EASEMENTS in Kentucky    UPDATE:  Sign-up extended to April 10.   See  USDA Release No. 0070.09

March 10, 2009   NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP) AND WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM (WHIP)

February 18, 2009   ASSISTANCE FOR LANDOWNERS WITH PRACTICES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED DURING THE WINTER STORM OF JANUARY 2009

February  11, 2009  USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE TO SPEND $500,000 IN KENTUCKY FOR STORM CLEAN-UP

February 2, 2009    NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION EFFORTS

January 22, 2009   NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM (WRP) AND APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE

January 16, 2009   Upcoming Kentucky State Technical Committee Meeting

 

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