USDA Announces Additional Funding for Three Conservation Programs
Added Funds to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners Protect Agricultural and Forest Land
May 11, 2010
By USDA
www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahomeWASHINGTON, May 11, 2010— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional conservation assistance for working lands through the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), and Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP). These voluntary programs offer private landowners in 37 states the opportunity to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses and protect, restore and enhance grassland, rangeland, pastureland, shrubland and forestland.
"When private landowners and producers adopt smart conservation practices, we are able to make great strides to protect our water supply and maintain the high quality soils that capture carbon, reduce the threat of climate change, and improve wildlife habitat," Vilsack said. "This additional funding will enable even more farmers, ranchers and landowners to protect environmentally and economically important agricultural land and preserve the resources that are so critical to the health and prosperity of our rural communities." Continue reading on USDA site
