USDA Announces General Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program Funding

Funding Applications Accepted until February 10, 2012
USDA NRCS Kansas State Conservationist Eric B. Banks announced recently the availability of General Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) funding to enter into agreements with eligible partners to carry out high priority wetland protection, restoration and enhancement activities on eligible lands.

USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up to January 27

NRCS Chief Dave White announced that the cut-off date for the current CSP ranking period has been extended to January 27, 2012. Producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship are eligible for CSP payments.

Deadline for USDA Conservation Innovation Grant Pre-proposals January 31

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded applicants that January 31, 2012, is the last day to submit project pre-proposals for fiscal year 2012 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) from the USDA's NRCS. Pre-proposals support large-scale demonstration projects that test and prove original approaches to conserving America’s private lands.

Prescribed Burning Workshops

Fire safety and burning techniques are the priority topics of the upcoming Prescribed Burning Workshops scheduled for January and February.

Grassland Reserve Program Application Cutoff Date Announced

Eric B. Banks, State Conservationist for the NRCS for Kansas, announced the cut-off date for submitting applications for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is January 25, 2012. Although applications may be taken at any time, only those applications submitted and ranked by January 25 will be considered for funding for the Fiscal Year 2012 program.

NRCS Establishes January 31, 2012 Deadline for EWP Assistance Requests

Eric B. Banks, State Conservationist, for the NRCS in Kansas, announced that assistance is available through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to assist Kansans impacted by the Spring and Summer 2011 Missouri River floods in Doniphan, Atchison, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties.

USDA Announces Ranking Dates for Four Major Conservation Initiatives

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the ranking dates for the On-Farm Energy, Organic, Seasonal High Tunnel and Air Quality conservation initiatives. All four initiatives offer technical and financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program.