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Welcome to the Georgia
USDA-NRCS state
web site!
This site provides information on the conservation of natural
resources including programs to help address environmental concerns, news
releases and information on upcoming events, office locations, and other
information of interest to Georgia residents and partners. If you cannot
find the information you are looking for, please contact
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ATHENS, GA (April 19, 2012) – State Conservationist James Tillman, Sr.,
announced that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia
will provide an additional $1.1 million in financial incentives for the Pigweed
Initiative to control glyphosate-resistant palmer amaranth, more commonly known
as pigweed. Deadline for receiving applications has been extended and must be
received by May 16, 2012 to be considered for
funding.
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ATHENS, GA., Feb. 10, 2012 --- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton,
will host this year’s Natural Resources Conservation Workshop (NRCW) June 3-7,
for rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students (who have not graduated from high
school) from all around Georgia with a week of fun with conservation.
Application deadline is May 16.
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View the new interactive RCA Data Viewer that offers data from a
variety of sources, including data on the status and trends of natural
resources, conservation efforts (funding and conservation practices
applied), and the agricultural sector.
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Donald Corrado has made managing trees a successful business. He’s been able to
take a few acres that he purchased more than 30 years ago and expand his
operation into just under 200 acres of healthy forest land. An EQIP contract has
also helped Corrado with site preparation and planting longleaf pine as part of
the Longleaf Pine Initiative. Longleaf pine is native to Georgia and is known to
perpetuate wildlife habitat, prevent soil erosion and improve air quality.
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The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat
Incentives Program (WHIP) contracts have helped Fred Warnell continue a legacy
of conservation. With the help of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), Warnell has implemented conservation practices that help create a better
environment for timber growth and reforestation. It also helps improve the
wildlife habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise and indigo
snake.
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“I was making small improvements on my own, but it would have taken years to do
what I have done in just two years with EQIP. NRCS provided me with
specifications and designs that assisted me in installing conservation practices
that will last for many years to come,” Moreno said. Through the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program, Moreno has been able to install cross-fencing to
improve pasture and grazing management. Cross-fencing now separates pastures and
offers Moreno the option to rotate the cattle through different pastures on a
grazing schedule.
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Kenneth Shoats received an EQIP contract to convert his diesel pumping unit to
electric and he completed the installation in 2010.“The electric pumping unit
has decreased my costs of irrigating; saving me significant dollars with the
constant irrigating I have done this year,” said Shoats. He went on to say, “In
recent years, I have noticed more programs focused on helping the small farmer.
I appreciate the program assistance and cooperation I have received from the
NRCS.”
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