The conservation provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill will affect farmers
for years to come. The new provisions build on the conservation gains
made by landowners over the past decades. They simplify existing
programs and create new programs to address high priority environmental
protection goals. As the rules, notices, and press releases are being
published, New Mexicans have new opportunities for input and
participation. For more information
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Grazing Management Publication Released
Ranchers face a fundamental ecological dilemma when they seek to
raise livestock, for they cannot both maximize grass and red meat
production because grass is consumed as red meat is created. NRCS New
Mexico’s new publication Grazing Management: State-of-the-Art
Conservation Techniques explores good conservation options in the face
of this dilemma. To download
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With
Little Help from My Friends
Meet Frank Blackmer, from the Aztec area, who being a progressive
conservationist, is turning river bottom into wildlife habitat that will
be frosting on the cake of his successful farm. NRCS is participating
through its Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) which is part of
the government’s Farm Bill. For the full story
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Corrales
Benefits from NRCDS Farm Bill Program
In the fall of 2008 the
Corrales Farmland Preservation Committee succeeded in culminating work
for the acquisition of a portion of the historic Gonzales family lands
located within the Village of Corrales. The purchase was possible
through the partnership of the Village of Corrales bond funds, New
Mexico NRCS Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, and New Mexico Land
Conservancy. For the full story
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Soil
Information Aids Albuquerque
The City of Albuquerque’s
Planning Department is charged with the responsibility to ensure the
public’s health, safety, and welfare. Recently, before permits were
issued to a new subdivision they turned to the soil scientists of NRCS
to achieve this goal. For the full story
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