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... acres of pasture and forest land . Jim is a member of the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County , the Towaliga Soil and Water Conservation District and the Georgia As- sociation of Conservation District Supervisors . He has ...
... acres of pasture and forest land . Jim is a member of the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County , the Towaliga Soil and Water Conservation District and the Georgia As- sociation of Conservation District Supervisors . He has ...
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... acres , representing a 60 percent in- crease over 2001. We have reduced soil erosion by more than 75 million tons , created , restored and enhanced 318,000 acres of wet- lands and improved irrigation water management on 1.1 million . acres ...
... acres , representing a 60 percent in- crease over 2001. We have reduced soil erosion by more than 75 million tons , created , restored and enhanced 318,000 acres of wet- lands and improved irrigation water management on 1.1 million . acres ...
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... acres of working agricultural land . Regarding program financial management , NRCS has imple- mented a number of management measures to prioritize program spending primarily by delivering the program in priority water- sheds , targeting ...
... acres of working agricultural land . Regarding program financial management , NRCS has imple- mented a number of management measures to prioritize program spending primarily by delivering the program in priority water- sheds , targeting ...
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... acre is running $ 17 , $ 20 . So you take 450 million acres , $ 20 per acre , you are about $ 9 bil- lion a year for the program . Senator CHAMBLISS . Ms. Shames , are there any legislative im- pediments to NRCS implementing your ...
... acre is running $ 17 , $ 20 . So you take 450 million acres , $ 20 per acre , you are about $ 9 bil- lion a year for the program . Senator CHAMBLISS . Ms. Shames , are there any legislative im- pediments to NRCS implementing your ...
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... acres with irrigation practices applied or acre feet that we are addressing through specific practices . Again , we are building that into our business alliances as an agency , and so we do measure ourselves against that performance ...
... acres with irrigation practices applied or acre feet that we are addressing through specific practices . Again , we are building that into our business alliances as an agency , and so we do measure ourselves against that performance ...
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2002 Farm Bill acres allocation American Farmland Trust areas benefit wildlife Chairman HARKIN Conservation District conservation efforts conservation practices conservation programs Conservation Security Program Contract Total Payment cost-share Craig Cox cranberry crop crop rotations CSP contracts CSP payments dairy duplicate payments eligible for CSP Enhancement Index enhancement payment rate enhancement practices enrollment categories EQIP funds farmers and ranchers fields Georgia Government Accountability Office grazing management Habitat Management implement improve IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE LANCASTER land conservation landowners management enhancements ments million acres NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION Natural Resource Conservation NRCS NRCS staff nutrient management organic pasture percent pest management pesticide Pesticide Reduction producers receive resource of concern rotation SCI score Security Program contracts Security Program payments Senator CHAMBLISS sign-up Soil Conditioning Index species stewardship payment Sustainable Agriculture Coalition technical assistance Tier tillage USDA variable rate vegetable water quality watershed wildlife benefits wildlife habitat benefits WQ Tool
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Page 52 - Chairman, thank you again for holding this hearing and I look forward to the testimony of the panelists.
Page 33 - So thank you very much for the opportunity to be here, and I look forward to working with the Committee.
Page 89 - Science; and the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
Page 84 - Through FRPP, the Federal Government establishes partnerships with State, local, or tribal government entities or nonprofit organizations to share the costs of acquiring conservation easements or other interests to limit conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses. FRPP acquires perpetual conservation easements on a voluntary basis on lands with prime, unique, or other productive soil that presents the most social, economic, and environmental benefits. FRPP provides...
Page 85 - ... Farm Bill, the HFRP was created by Congress with the enactment of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, and has the potential to become an integral part of conservation efforts on private forest lands. HFRP is a voluntary program established to restore and enhance forest ecosystems to: 1) promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species; 2) improve biodiversity; and 3) enhance carbon sequestration. The program is authorized through 2008. Restoring and protecting forests contributes...
Page 82 - The 2002 farm bill requires that "Before April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall give priority for funding under the conservation programs under subtitle D to approved applications in any State that has not received, for the fiscal year, an aggregate amount of at least $12,000,000 for those conservation programs.
Page 148 - She also likes that the government allows coupons from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women. Infants, and Children (WIC) to be used at farmers markets.
Page 85 - CSP, authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill, provides payments to producers who practice good stewardship on their agricultural lands and incentives for those who want to do more. The program is voluntary and provides financial and technical assistance for the conservation, protection, and improvement of natural resources on tribal and private working lands. In its first 3 years, CSP has generated much interest with our Nation's producers.
Page 82 - II of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill).
Page 201 - Council of Economic Advisors. Economic Report of the President (Washington. DC. GPO).