The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded ODA’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation a five-year, $8-million grant to assist in Ohio’s work to improve water quality in Lake Erie.
Administered by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the grant funding will support Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative by assisting farmers in developing nutrient management plans and conservation practices in Crawford, Erie, Huron, Marion, Ottawa, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, and Wyandot counties.
Farmers in these counties can begin enrolling through their local soil & water district office in late summer.
Douglas County among 20 counties in five-year conservation program to help farmers
“Irrigation is critical for many of our farmers, and this money will allow us to work with producers and our partners to enhance conservation measures on the land that will ultimately benefit our water resources,” said Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen. 12:22 pm, May 3, 2021
Douglas County is part of 20 counties in Minnesota that will receive money to help farmers undertake conservation measures on irrigated lands.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is awarding the funds through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. A total of $3.5 million is being awarded through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and will fund a five-year project that s focused on the 20 counties in the state.
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Deschutes River Conservancy awarded $2.6 million for piping, on-farm water efficiency projects
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The Deschutes River Conservancy says increased water equity among farmers will allow for better balance in the basin and healthier flows in the Deschutes River and its tributaries
Will pipe smaller, lateral canals, to help restore river flows
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Deschutes River Conservancy said Friday it will be awarded $2.6 million in federal funds to implement water conservation projects within the Central Oregon Irrigation District to reduce water demands and restore flows in the Upper Deschutes River.
Here s the DRC s announcement news release, in full:
NRCS to fund two new regional conservation collaborations in Virginia
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USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will co-invest with Trout Unlimited and the Capital Region Land Conservancy to launch two new partnership projects that will address wildlife habitat, water quality and farmland preservation concerns in the Shenandoah Valley and the Richmond metropolitan area.
Funded through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), these initiatives are among 85 public-private collaborations just announced to tackle natural resource issues across the nation. Though the focal areas and approaches are different, all successful proposals offer compelling and innovative solutions to some of our country’s most pressing stewardship cha