USDA organic conservation effort deadline March 12

For the second year in a row, organic and transitioning farmers are eligible for a special USDA initiative to encourage conservation practices on their lands. The 2010 Environmental Quality Incentives Program Organic Initiative provides $50 million in organic support.

Producers have until March 12 to complete applications through their local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office.

Successful applicants are paid 75 percent of the cost for the organic conservation measures they implement. Beginning, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged producers are paid up to 90 percent.

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