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November 19, 2015
19 Nov 2015

USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help States, Private Partners Protect and Restore Grasslands, Wetlands, and Working Lands

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NRCS is making $350 million in financial and technical assistance available to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The funding is provided through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which was created in the 2014 Farm Bill to protect critical wetlands and encourage landowners to keep lands in farming and ranching.Application due dates vary by state.  for more info click on the link below…..

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

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November 2, 2015
02 Nov 2015

Partnership addresses water quality

A group of public and private entities has come together to provide another avenue for farmers to address water-quality issues in Wisconsin. Through an effort led by Sand County Foundation, a Fond du Lac County landowner has obtained the first approved conservation-activity plan to apply drainage water management on his farm. ……Read more

Guided by lasers and global-positioning-system equipment, drain plows can lay drainage tile with great precision.

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