Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

FTC AG FY22- Annoucement22-311

IT’S TIME! ATTENTION ALL COLLEGE BOUND AGRICULTURAL RELATED MAJORS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Deadline May 1, 2022

FILL OUT THE APPLICATION PACKET HERE!

Application deadline for fiscal year 2022 funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which includes special emphasis projects through its Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) program is FEB. 11, 2022!!

Farmers can now apply for conservation easements in Tennessee. These easements provide financial assistance to farmers who voluntarily take their frequently flooded lands out of agricultural use. The program benefits nature by restoring these wetland areas to bottomland hardwood forest and reconnecting the floodplain throughout Tennessee.

CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER FEB. 11, WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR OF FUNDING.

If you missed the last signup deadline, take a look at his one!  SIGNUP IS NOW for the NEW Climate Smart Agriculture program under the “Environmental Quality Incentives Program – Conservation Incentive Contracts (EQIP – CIC)” offered by USDA – NRCS here in Montgomery County.

This program will cover the following practices, DEADLINE IS FEB. 11, 2022!!

CONTACT OUR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY TO DISCUSS THESE OPTIONS FOR YOUR AGRICULTURAL OPERATION OR TO APPLY – 931-368-0252 X 3.

USDA – NRCS announces Conservation Security Program (CSP) signup is NOW for Montgomery County agricultural producers who want to enhance their current conservation efforts!  DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 4, 2022.

Read the newest press release from NRCS below:

“The Conservation Stewardship Program is a great opportunity for Tennessee producers and foresters to maintain and build on their existing conservation efforts while strengthening their operation,” said Sheldon Hightower, Tennessee NRCS State Conservationist.

CSP offers additional opportunities to expand on existing conservation efforts by offering conservation practices, enhancements, bundles, and other conservation activities.

Producers who decide to enroll in CSP will have a consultation with their local NRCS conservation planner to evaluate their current management system and the natural resources on their land. The NRCS conservation planner will then present a variety of CSP conservation activities for the producer to consider implementing in order to address additional natural resource concerns.

While applications are accepted on a continuous basis, applications must be submitted by February 4, 2022 to be considered for fiscal year 2022 funding.

Through CSP, agricultural producers and forest landowners earn payments for:

• actively maintaining the existing level of conservation based on the land uses included in the contract and NRCS assessment of existing stewardship at the time of enrollment, and
• implementing additional conservation activities.”

CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS OR VISIT THE USDA – NRCS SITE for more CSP info!