March 21, 2013 by minnehahacd
We have a grant opportunity that is open to anyone who owns land in Minnehaha County and several of the surrounding counties. This grant is not tied to any of the other farm programs. For more information regarding grant criteria, contact John Parker at 605-370-3480. To apply for the grant, contact Jennifer Briggs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by calling 605-256-2974 or emailing jennifer_briggs@fws.gov.
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AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST UPDATES SOIL HEALTH ECONOMIC INDICATOR Last week, the American Farmland Trust (AFT) updated its Retrospective Soil Health Economic Calculator (R-SHEC) Tool, providing farmers and the conservation community with a means of evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of soil health conservation practices with 2020 price and crop data. The previous version of […]
NEW RESOURCE AIDS FARMERS WITH IMPLEMENTING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS The Center for Rural Affairs has released a series of resource guides that aims to help farmers and ranchers new to implementing conservation practices like cover crops. The resources provide details on two of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s flagship working lands conservation programs: the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) […]
COME JOIN US ON JULY 28 AND 29! Check out our upcoming webinar series discussing ways to be more sustainable and conservation minded in your own backyard. You can sign up by contacting our Urban Conservation Education Coordinator, Alina Krone-Hedman, at minnehaha.urbanconservation@gmail.com or use this registration link:
USDA OFFERS DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS IMPACTED BY DROUGHT HURON, S.D., July 9, 2021 – South Dakota agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. As agricultural producers […]
NRCS: SOUND GRAZING PRACTICES CRITICAL IN DROUGHTSouth Dakota Ag Connection – 07/07/2021 While the rain that fell across South Dakota in varying amounts over the past weekend was welcome, it didn’t change grazing recommendations from the USDA in a drought. “We’re suggesting ranchers think long-term in their grazing operations, and continue to rotate pastures to […]
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