Conservation Innovations - Winter 2020 Newsletter USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | Conservation Innovations Announcements CIG On-Farm Trials and Classic Awardees Announced Last November, NRCS announced the inaugural Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Trial awardees. This was followed a few weeks later by the announcement of the 2019 National CIG Classic awardees. The 2019 cohort …
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Our Mission and Vision Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Our Mission and Vision NRCS has refocused our mission and vision statements to better capture who we are, what we do, and why it’s important. Our new mission and vision illustrate that we are strategically guiding the investment of agency …
February Tales from the Field February 2020 Have you taken our survey yet? What part of building a greener world is most important to you? Is it animal welfare? Curbing climate change? Health and nutrition? Protecting biodiversity? Share your thoughts and your passions with us in this short survey for a chance to win …
USDA Invests More than $41 Million to Protect Communities from Wildfires, Restore Forest Ecosystems and Improve Drinking Water Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. USDA Invests More than $41 Million to Protect Communities from Wildfires, Restore Forest Ecosystems and Improve Drinking Water The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more …
February Focus On Farming from A Greener World February 2020 In case you missed it, be sure to check out our new directory On Giving Tuesday, we ran a fundraising campaign to make much-needed updates to our online directory. Thanks to all of our generous donors and supporters, we met our goal of $10,000 to …
You could win a prize for sharing your feedback Hi Rebecca, What part of building a greener world is most important to you? Is it animal welfare? Curbing climate change? Health and nutrition? Protecting biodiversity? Share your thoughts and your passions with us in this short survey for a chance to win an awesome prize …
We hired a policy director! Meet him (+ election dates) View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, If you’re anything like me, you’re checking the weather forecasts several times a week at this point, and getting everything ready for spring planting. It’s one of my favorite times of year, as the days slowly start …
Save the Date for SAC 2020! View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, I hope everyone safely weathered the storms that blew through the Carolinas earlier this month. I know of at least one CFSA farmer-member who experienced severe flooding from the storm, and it saddened me knowing it was not their first major …
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NRCS seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Photo credit: The Milwaukee River Watershed Conservation Partnership USDA Invites Input on Regional Conservation Partnership Program Rule USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the …
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