Since 1935, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (originally called the Soil Conservation Service) has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America’s private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.
Bruce Van Den Bosch
USDA Service Center
1668 Lincoln Road
Allegan, MI 49010
(269)-673-8903 ext 110
EAST LANSING – Jan. 17, 2007 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Michigan will conduct its first selection of recipients for conservation assistance in 2007 on February 15.
The February 15 selection date applies to most conservation programs administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. A second selection of conservation contracts will be held on March 15 if program funds are still available. NRCS programs include the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Wetlands Reserve Program and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. NRCS programs provide financial assistance to landowners for improving or installing conservation measures on their land that reduce agriculture-related pollution, prevent soil loss and improve wildlife habitat.
Landowners and agricultural producers interested in obtaining conservation assistance through these programs in 2007 should complete the application process before March 15. For more information contact your local USDA Service Center. During fiscal year 2006, Michigan landowners and producers received nearly $57 million in conservation assistance through NRCS programs.
Please call Bruce Van Den Bosch for more information at: 269-673-8965