USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced that two Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) impacting Delaware, Maryland and Virginia were awarded to Virginia Tech and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Together, these two entities will receive $1.5 million… Continue Reading
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is launching a new project to monitor water quality on agricultural fields within targeted areas of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. In an effort to improve and/or verify the effectiveness of agricultural conservation practices and… Continue Reading
State Conservationist Russell Morgan has announced additional funding for an initiative to improve water quality in the Clear Brook- Nanticoke River Watershed in Delaware. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will make $282,000 in assistance available this year to… Continue Reading
Sign-up before October 19 for FY 2013 financial assistance. Applications for three extensive conservation programs are being accepted until October 19, 2012 for funding consideration in FY2013. Delaware producers are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program… Continue Reading
State Conservationist Russell Morgan, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), encourages Delaware irrigators to use the recently released Delaware Irrigation Management System (DIMS). DIMS is an online tool designed to provide members of the Delaware agricultural community access to irrigation… Continue Reading
