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Johanns Unveils 2007 Farm Bill Proposals
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns unveiled the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s 2007 Farm Bill proposals January 31, 2007. For the USDA’s
2007 Farm Bill proposals fact sheet
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Bernalillo Dam Rehab Underway
NRCS entered into a contract with MRT Heavy Hauling, Inc. for
rehabilitation of the Piedra Liza Dam near Bernalillo, New Mexico on
Monday, February 5. The Piedra Liza Dam was built to protect both rural
and urban areas after a devastating flood in 1949 destroyed a
100-year-old convent in Bernalillo. NRCS is expecting an immediate
start-up of this $2,488,000 project, and a completion date in early
June. MRT Heavy Hauling, Inc. is an Albuquerque based firm.
Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
The New Mexico NRCS staff is currently developing contracts for those
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications that ranked
the highest during the 2007 application period.
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
NRCS New Mexico is gearing up for the 2007 Farm and Ranch Lands
Protection Program application period. If you are interested in
participation in this farm and ranch lands program, contact your local
land trust or Seth Fiedler at (505)761-4416.
Brine
Rehabilitation Poised to Revolutionize
If it would cost you 30 cents a barrel to reinject unusable oil brine
back into the ground or 10 cents to clean it up and irrigate a pasture,
what would you do? Ddaahhh! This no-brainer is poised to revolutionize
how brine water in the oil fields is managed. For the full story
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NRCSers
on Mission to Spread Word
The Los Lunas Plant Materials Center is on a mission to spread the
word about riparian planting techniques that work, and seeking the help
of the New Mexico soil and water conservation districts to do so. For
the full story
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Solar
Smarts Turn Forest Into Prime Habitat
Solar panels that power a water well are making a portion of the
Smokey Bear District in the Lincoln National Forest habitable during dry
periods for wild turkey, mule deer, elk, and an occasional javelina
thanks, in part, to the efforts of the South Central Mountain RC&D,
their NRCS RC&D coordinator, and the U.S. Forest Service. For the full
story
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