Massachusetts NRCS Newsroom
Media Contact: Diane Baedeker Petit, Public Affairs
Officer, 413-253-4371, diane.petit@ma.usda.gov.
 HOPKINTON,
Mass. (May 9, 2008) – Teams from Lexington High School, Quabbin Regional High
School, Somerset High School and Tantasqua Regional High School have been named
as finalists in the 21st annual
Massachusetts Envirothon field competition held at Hopkinton State Park on
May 6th and 7th. The four teams will now go on to compete in the final
competition on Saturday, May 17th at the Doyle Conservation Center in
Leominster.
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 AMHERST,
Mass. (May 8, 2008) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that Massachusetts farmers in the
Connecticut River watershed and the Narragansett Bay watershed, along with
others across the nation, will have two additional weeks to apply for the
Conservation Security Program (CSP) in
fiscal year 2008. The sign-up now ends on May 30, 2008. Originally, the
CSP sign-up was scheduled to run from April 18-May 16, 2008.
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AMHERST, MASS. (March 21, 2008) --
Massachusetts farmers with land in the Narragansett Bay and middle Connecticut
River watersheds and who practice good soil and water conservation are
encouraged to contact their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
office to determine if they are eligible to sign-up for the
Conservation Security Program (CSP).
Sign-up begins April 18 and continues through May 16.
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 The Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass), the
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of
Massachusetts Extension have organized a series of Grazing Workshops as a
continuing education resource for Massachusetts farmers.
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05/09/2008
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