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		<title>Funding Available Until June 1 for NRCS Organic Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spokane, WA (May 16, 2012) –Today, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that funding is still available for the Organic Initiative in Washington State. The Organic Initiative is a significant opportunity for organic and transitioning organic farmers to get financial assistance to implement conservation practices that are consistent with organic production. While applications are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NRCS Seeks High Priority Project Proposals for Salmon Recovery in the Puget Sound</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spokane, WA (May 11, 2012) –Today, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced they are seeking partners and tribes to bring forward high priority project proposals that address salmon recovery efforts in the Puget Sound. With the help of local partners and tribes, high priority projects will be identified to plan and implement beneficial conservation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NRCS Announces Water Quality Conservation in South Fork Palouse River Watershed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, WA, (May 8, 2012) — State Conservationist Roylene Rides at the Door announced the launch of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to improving 130 square miles of impaired waterways in Washington. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will manage the initiative by making funds available to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okanogan CD Seeks Conservation Planner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Okanogan Conservation District is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill a Conservation Planner position. The Okanogan Conservation District is a dynamic organization comprised of volunteer supervisors and paid staff members that are leaders in “on the ground conservation”. We seek individuals that will complement our highly productive, energetic, and skilled staff to deliver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Extension Section Webinar</title>
		<link>http://www.wadistricts.org/2012/05/agricultural-and-applied-economics-association-aaea-extension-section-webinar.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Land Leases:  Share, Cash, and Flexible Arrangements in Changing Times May 16, 2012 – 2P EDT (1P CDT /12 Noon MDT/11A PDT) Specific topics include: * Alternative types of leases for crop land (crop share, fixed cash, and flexible cash), how rates are determined, and information available for use in education; * Pasture leases versus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Partnership Efforts Target Local Resource Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NRCS seeks ag producers and non-industrial private forest landowners to apply for financial, technical assistance Spokane, WA (May 2, 2012) –Today, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that it anticipates availability of funding for salmon recovery efforts in the Puget Sound. Producers can receive funding to implement conservation practices that address fish passage, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sage Grouse Initiative Offers Funding to Improve Habitat for Sage Grouse Populations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 20:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. (May 1, 2012) – Ranchers in parts of central and eastern Washington are being offered payments through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help protect sage grouse habitat and improve range conditions for their livestock, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today. Through the NRCS Sage Grouse Initiative, ranchers have multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 8 Board of Directors Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next meeting of WACD&#8217;s Board of Directors is set for Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Hal Holmes Center in Ellensburg. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Teanaway Room and the public is invited to attend. For a copy of the agenda, please click here.  2012_0508 Board of Directors Agenda]]></description>
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		<title>Call to Action &#8211; Farm Bill 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.wadistricts.org/2012/04/call-to-action-farm-bill-2012.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.wadistricts.org/2012/04/call-to-action-farm-bill-2012.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee approved the 2012 Farm Bill language. Beginning on Monday, April 30, the Senate will be on recess for a week. In an effort to show support for the 2012 Farm Bill and encourage Congress to vote on the bill, our state&#8217;s two Senators need to hear from US. NACD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United States Senate Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NACD President Gene Schmidt testified in front of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry at the “Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Conservation Programs” hearing on Thursday, April 26. Gene delivered a very strong testimony and was asked many questions by the subcommittee. NACD was proud to have been part of the [...]]]></description>
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