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Organic Producers: $50 million, 21 days, apply today! |
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Written by Admin
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Thursday, 14 May 2009 10:08 |
Reprinted from the Lyons NY Center for Rural Affairs, read more at http://www.cfra.org/09/EQIP-Organic-Transition
Are you an organic farmer, ranchers or aspiring one? The USDA just announced a three-week sign-up for farmers in the process of converting to organic, producers expanding their organic production, or existing organic farms increasing their environmental performance even more.
Interested producers must hurry! The sign-up period begins Monday, May 11 and goes through Friday, May 29, 2009.
Six core conservation practices -- conservation crop rotation, cover cropping, integrated pest management, nutrient management, rotational grazing, and forage harvest management -- will be supported through the effort.
Applications received from organic producers or producers in transition to organic farming will be accepted under this initiative. The program is being administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and interested producers should visit their nearest USDA Service Center to apply.
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