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Indiana NRCS News

 

Assistant State Conservationist - Special Projects, Jill Reinhart, (317) 290-3200, ext. 383
State Public Affairs Specialist, Rebecca Fletcher, (317) 290-3200, ext. 325
Public Affairs Specialist, Kris Vance, (317) 290-3200 ext. 322

 

 

 

          Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General West Announce Process to Resolve Discrimination Claims of Hispanic and Women Farmers 
          en Espanol (pdf) - Secretario de Agricultura Vilsack y Fiscal General Adjunto West Anuncian Proceso para Resolver Reclamaciones de Discriminación contra Agricultores    
          Hispanos y Mujeres Agricultoras

 


In an effort to highlight Indiana successes, the public affairs staff has created a conservation showcase forum.  These stories are important to both our internal and external customers in telling the story of conservation in Indiana. Please check back periodically as we highlight new conservation stories from Indiana.

 

            Conservation Showcase Stories

 

 

 

Indiana NRCS has developed the following publications for you to view or download. The files require Acrobat Reader. If you have problems opening any of the following files, contact Kris Vance at kris.vance@in.usda.gov.

 

    Soil Health

            **NEW Cover Crop Seeding Technotes (PDF; 689 KB)

            Indiana Soil Health Successes  (PDF; 586 KB)

            21st Century Soil Health  (PDF; 754 KB)

            Soil Health Cropping Systems (PDF; 227 KB)

            Soil Health For Cleaner Water (PDF; 218 KB)

            Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative Brochure (PDF; 3.9 MB)   

            Slake Demonstration (PDF; 475 KB)

            **VIDEOS - Soil Health and Sustainability

            For More information about Soil Health please visit NRCS' Soil Quality Page

 

    Other Topics

            **NEW Indiana Specialty Agriculture, Organics, and Small Farms (PDF; 494 KB)

            **NEW Specialty Agriculture, Organics, Small Farms Reference Guide  (PDF;  1.1MB)

            2008 Farm Bill - EQIP and Organic Agriculture  (PDF; 167 KB)

            2008 Farm Bill - How to Apply for Programs  (PDF; 648 KB)

            2008 Farm Bill - Indiana Talking Points on NRCS Conservation Programs (PDF; 120 KB)

            Conservation Planning - Plan First (PDF; 990 KB)

            Designated Work Area for Grassed Waterways (PDF; 285 KB)

            Energy Conservation System (PDF; 125 KB)

            Healthy Forests - EQIP (PDF; 366 KB)

            Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Compliance: Don't Risk Your USDA Benefits! (PDF; 781 KB)

            How NRCS Manages Funds: Audits and More (PDF; 138 KB)

            So You Inherited the Farm--Now What?  (PDF; 102 KB)

            USGS Indiana Water Science Center Streamgages (PDF; 149 KB)

 

Indiana NRCS News Releases

 

            October 4, 2011 - Tillage Transect Data Released

            October 13, 2011 - New USDA Report Shows Conservation Practices Reducing Sediment, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Great Lakes Region

            December 1, 2011 - It’s Not Too Early To Re-Enroll In The Conservation Reserve Program

            December 5, 2011 - Indiana NRCS Announces Ranking Dates for Three Major Conservation Initiatives

            December 6, 2011 - New Conservation Tool Helps Identify Natural Resource Concerns in Indiana

            January 5, 2012 - Deadline for USDA Conservation Innovation Grant Pre-proposals January 31

            January 5, 2012 - USDA Mississippi River Basin Partnership Project Proposals Due March 19th

            January 11, 2012 - USDA Extends CSP Sign-up to January 27th

            January 23, 2012 - Disaster Assistance to Producers and Communities Affected by Extreme Weather

            January 23, 2012 - USDA Announces New Conservation Assistance - Funding Applications Due by February 10, 2012

            February 3, 2012 - USDA Soil Survey Office Proposed to Close in Plymouth, Indiana

            February 4, 2012 - NRCS Pays Farmers to Stop Fighting Damaged, Wet Fields

        

            2011 Indiana NRCS News Releases

            2010 Indiana NRCS News Releases

 

 

The files require Acrobat Reader. If you have problems opening any of the following files, contact Kris Vance at kris.vance@in.usda.gov.

           

            September/October 2011 Issue (PDF; 500 KB)

            November/December 2011 Issue (PDF; 333 KB)

       

            Archived Hoosier Headlines
 

 

 

2012 Indiana Bulletins


The files require Acrobat Reader. If you have problems opening any of the following files, contact Kris Vance at kris.vance@in.usda.gov.

 

    Conservation Planning and Application Bulletins

            180-12-1:  2012 Toolkit Cost List and Guidance for Continuous Conservation Reserve Programs (PDF; 51 KB)

                            Attachment 1 (PDF; 26 KB)

                            Attachment 2 (PDF; 548 KB)

                            Attachment 3 (PDF; 15 KB)

                            Attachment 4 (PDF; 51 KB)

                            Attachment 5 (PDF; 19 KB)

                   

    Land Treatment Bulletins

            300-12-1:  EQIP Waivers to begin TA practices for 2012 (PDF; 37 KB)

                            Attachment A (PDF; 24 KB)

                            Attachment B (PDF; 37 KB)

                            Attachment C (PDF; 9 KB)

            300-12-2:  Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) Guidance (PDF; 47KB)

            300-12-3:  Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP 2008) Payments for 2011 Activities and Onsite Compliance Quality Assurance (QA) for 10% of all CSP contracts (PDF; 44 KB)

            300-12-4:  Administration of Conservation Program Contracts (CPCs) (PDF; 37 KB)

            300-12-5:  Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Conservation Security Program (CSP 2002) Annual Payments (PDF; 33 KB)

            300-12-6:  Stewardship Land (Easement) Compatible Use Authorization Guidance (PDF; 108 KB)

                            Attachment A (PDF; 251 KB)

            300-12-7:  Instructions for Implementation of Fiscal Year 2012 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) (PDF, 128 KB)

 

    Technology Bulletins

            450-12-1: FY11 State Resource Assessment (SRA) Efforts in Indiana (PDF; 38 KB)

                           Attachment 1 (PDF; 24 KB)

                           Attachment 2 (PDF; 80 KB)