Conservation Stewardship Program in New Jersey

You can attend one of five public meetings being offered between November 30 and December 10 to learn about the benefits of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Nationwide sign-up began on August 10. The first ranking period ended September 30. The second ranking period runs through January 14, 2010. CSP encourages agricultural and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt additional ones on their operations.

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Conservation Innovation Grants for New Jersey

Four Conservation Innovation Grants awarded by NRCS in 2009 in New Jersey will support the studies of native pollinators and native plants, no-till production of pumpkins, and feed practices on equine farms, and the development of a new specialty wood product from forest biomass.

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New Jersey Featured Soil: Washington Series

The Washington Series was first recognized and established as a soil series in 1917 in Belvidere, New Jersey. Since that time, 122,000 acres of this series are now mapped in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It is named after Washington, New Jersey.

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