NRCS Maryland Announces AMA and EQIP Sign Up for 2020 Funding Apply by March 20, 2020
Farmers can sign up for USDA's NRCS financial assistance programs throughout the year, but funding selections are made at specific times. Applications for Fiscal Year 2020 are due March 20, 2020 for the following programs:
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): Popular practices include waste storage facilities, heavy use area protection, brush management, nutrient management, and pasture management.
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA): Focuses on high tunnels, micro-irrigation, and irrigation water management.
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP): Nine RCPP projects are available in Maryland, covering most of the state and focusing on grazing, animal waste management, soil health, and much more.
Stop by the ASCD office to learn more about the technical and financial assistance available to help you reach your conservation goals.
Read the news release in its entirety here:
Forest Management Funds Available
Attention forest Landowners:
There are federal cost-share funds available through the Natural Resources Conservation
Service for landowners interested in creating early successional forest habitat on their
property in Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties. If you are interesed in creating 10 or more acres of young forest habitat, we would like to hear from you.
Early successional forest management creates habitat that many species of animals and plants require. The Golden-Winged Warbler and Cerulean Warbler are migratory songbirds that require a forest disturbance to create thte habitat they rely on. This is typically achieved through timber harvesting, so if you are thinking about harvesting timber and would like to improve the habitat for wildlife species during the process, please contact us.
To learn more about this unique opportunity your can contact Private Lands Forester Shannon Farrell at 240-609-3505 or by email at: shannon.Farrell@md.nacdnet.net
To read more about golden-winged and cerulean warbler conservation opportunities please visit this link
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/md/home/?cid=NRCSEPRD1407838
