Cheatham District – No-Till Drill For Sale

2015 10 ft – Haybuster 1006NT – No Till Drill For Sale

2,200 acres – bids start at $5,000

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COMING UP: NEW funding opportunities for conservation smart practices!

Landowners and operators may now sign up for assistance on the following practices under the newly announced Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP):

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan
Drainage Water Management Plan
Integrated Pest Management Herbicide Resistant Weed Plan
Integrated Pest Management Plan
Irrigation Water Management Plan
Nutrient Management Plan
Conservation Cover
Cover Crop
Critical Area Planting
Diversion
Field Border
Grade Stabilization Structure
Grassed Waterway
Herbaceous Weed Control
Integrated Pest Management
Irrigation Water Management
Lined Waterway or Outlet
Mulching
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till
Riparian Forest Buffer
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
Structure for Water Control
Subsurface Drain
Terrace
Underground Outlet
Water and Sediment Control Basin

COME SEE US FOR A SHORT INFO SESSION!!

2019 RCPP WKSHOP

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Agricultural Resources Conservation Fund Program Sign up

DSCN0925cover-crops-hays-2OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe ARCF provides cost share assistance to Tennessee landowners to install Best Management Practices (BMPs) for conservation work on farms for the purpose of soil and water quality.

Landowners/operators may sign up for assistance for a wide range of practices including, but not limited to:

Grassed waterways
Alternative watering systems
Cover crops
Stream crossings
Heavy use areas
Cross & exclusion fencing
Riparian buffer strips
Grade stabilization structures
Nutrient management
Forestry management plans
Streambank stabilization

Without prOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAoper erosion and sedimentation control, soils can be lost from croplands and reduce future productivity.  Soils carried from fields in runoffs can also degrade streams and other receiving waters.  Approved applications will receive 75-85% assistance for the installation of conservation smart practices!

More information–
Nancy Holt
nancyL.holt@usda.gov
931-368-0252 x 3

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The programs and services of the Soil Conservation District offered are available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national, origin, age, sex religion, marital status, or handicap.

 

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USDA – Farm Service Agency accepting applications for Montgomery Co. Committee

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INTERESTED IN GROWING INDIGO?

If you are interested in getting a contract to grow INDIGO (farmers and greenhouse producers), You should plan to attend

INDIGO FIELD DAY

July 19, 2019 from 9:00 am to 11:00

at 5029 Hugh Woodard Road, Springfield, TN  37172

 Qualifications:

  • New growers start with 10-20 acres of transplant production in 2020
  • Growers must have transplant equipment and capabilities to scale up to a minimum of 50-60 acres in 2021 and beyond.
  • Growers should be within a 50-mile radius of Springfield, TN

 

RSVP:  Call Jeremiah on his cell phone at 765-427-0488 with Stony Creek Colors; or email Jeremiah@stonycreekcolors.com

 

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