Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

SIGNUP DEADLINE MAY 1, 2020!!  The Conservation Stewardship Program – RCPP (CSP-RCPP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation. Whether you are looking to improve grazing conditions, increases crop yields, or develop wildlife habitat, we can custom design a CSP plan to help you meet those goals.

Just a few of the practices eligible for cost share under this program:

• E612G – Tree/Shrub planting for wildlife cover
• E612G – Tree/Shrub planting for wildlife food
• E612C – Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities
• E528G – Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife
• E528D – Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife
• E528E – Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of plant structure and composition for wildlife
• E512G – Native grasses or legumes in forage base
• E512F – Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food
• E512F – Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition
• E512F – Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health
• E512H, E511B, – Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (cover and shelter)
• E511A – Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using conservation measures that allow desired species to flush or escape
• E390A – Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for nutrient reduction
• E386E, E386D – Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and cover along the edge(s) of a field
• E327A – Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects
• E327A – Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects
• E327A – Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects
• E327B – Establish Monarch butterfly habitat
• E315A – Herbaceous weed treatment for plant pest pressures that helps create desired plant communities and habitats consistent with the ecological site

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM BEFORE MAY 1, GO HERE.  YOU CAN ALSO SIGNUP VIA CLIENT GATEWAY HERE.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently accepting applications for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Montgomery County land users may apply to participate in the Advanced Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Conservation project or the Reversing Declines in Grassland Biodiversity project.

Applications must be accepted by May 1, 2020 to be considered for funding.  Practices offered in the projects include:

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, Cover Crops, Conservation Cover, and Grade Stabilization Structures for the Precision Ag portion of the project. Practices included in the Reversing Declines in Grassland Biodiversity are Grazing Management Plans, Pollinator Habitat Plans, Upland Wildlife Habitat  Plans, as well as numerous other practices.

For more information, please contact our office, (931) 368-0252 ext 3.

The deadline for the David E. Hinton Scholarship has been extended to October 1, 2020 to allow Seniors additional time to acquire necessary supporting documents for applications.

DON’T FORGET! APPLICATIONS for the David E. Hinton Scholarship for students planning to major in Agricultural or related field studies SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 1, 2020 (just 2 weeks away)!!

NEW this year:  students attending ANY State accredited college with an AG major!!