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Three Rivers Land Trust announces the permanent conservation of 202 acres of farmland located in Randolph County. The farm, owned by Lloyd and Tami Roberts, is a first-generation, family owned
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Grant principal investigator, Dr. Michael Eggleton, professor of fisheries science, (right), discusses wetlands restoration with co-principal investigators Dr. Yingkai Fang, assistant professor/natural resources economics (far left), and Dr. Uttam Deb, assistant professor/aquaculture economics at a wetland adjacent to the UAPB campus. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff s Aquaculture/Fisheries Department will receive $3 million grant from NRCS.
Debbie Archer, UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences | Apr 27, 2021
A $3 million grant has been awarded to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Aquaculture/Fisheries Department by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), according to Dr. Laurence B. Alexander, UAPB chancellor.
With every change in the federal executive administration, speculation rages over what changes to expect in regulation, policy, and guidance. The current transition is no different. And agricultural policy and conservation priorities are not excepted. Much of the current discussion involves the creation of carbon banks and the establishment of carbon credits. Though prudent, and likely consequential, the debate over these concepts is not likely to be settled soon. Implementation is even further down the road. Accordingly, we thought prudent to provide a refresher on what conservation and preservation incentives do exists in Arkansas to conserve water use, protect water quality, promote wildlife and aquatic life resources, and preserve ag lands. The following is a list of just a few state and federal resources: