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CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED

 

LINCOLN – The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service are sponsoring a series of 10 public meetings March 21 through April 6 for farmers who might be interested in the Conservation Security Program to be offered through the NRCS.

 

“Last November, the USDA Secretary of Agriculture announced that all or parts of 16 counties in Nebraska will be eligible for enrollment into the Conservation Security Program in 2005,” said Tom Franti, Associate Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska.  The official sign-up date has not yet been announced by USDA.

 

“These meetings will focus on stewardship practices and record-keeping requirements that need to be met to qualify for enrollment in the program,” Franti added.

 

The meetings are set for:

 

  • March 21, Wilber, NE, 7 PM, Sokol Hall located on Main Street;

  • March 24, York, NE, 7 PM, 4-H Building, York County Fairgrounds, 2400 Nebraska Ave.;

  • March 28, Aurora, NE, 9 AM, Ag Building,  Hamilton County Fairgrounds;

  • March 29, Beatrice, NE, 7 PM, 4-H Building, Gage County Fairgrounds;

  • March 30, Geneva, NE, 7 PM, Ag Hall, Fillmore County Fairgrounds;

  • March 31, Seward, NE, 7 PM, Ag Pavilion, Seward County Fairgrounds, North 14th Street;

  • April 4, Clay Center, NE, 7 PM, 4-H Building, Clay County Fairgrounds, W. Johnson Street;

  • April 5, Beatrice, NE, 7 PM, 4-H Building, Gage County Fairgrounds;

  • April 6, Osceola, NE, 1 PM, Exhibit Building, Polk County Fairgrounds;

  • April 6, York, NE, 7 PM, 4-H Building, York County Fairgrounds, 2400 Nebraska Avenue.

 

Land in all or parts of the following counties are eligible:  Polk, Butler, Hall, Hamilton, York, Seward, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Saline, Lancaster, Jefferson, Gage, Pawnee, Dundy, and Kimball.

 

The Conservation Security Program was piloted in several states, including Nebraska in 2004.  The program is expanding to all states in selected counties in 2005.  The Conservation Security Program is a voluntary conservation program that supports ongoing stewardship of privately owned agricultural land.  The program recognizes farmers and ranchers who have been following good conservation practices and offers financial incentives and technical assistance to maintain and expand their conservation work.  Further information is available at www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov.

Last Modified 03/2005