Featuring Maine's Conservation Successes
NRCS employees and programs help landowners solve conservation problems. In most cases, the benefits of installing a conservation practice extend beyond the individual farmer. The following “success stories” highlight the conservation efforts of a few Maine landowners, partners, and NRCS employees.
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Success Story |
Service Center |
Program |
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High Tunnels Popping Up in Franklin County |
Farmington Field Office, Franklin County, Maine |
EQIP |
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Local Farm Receives Assistance to Extend Growing Season |
Scarborough Field Office, Cumberland/York Counties, Maine |
EQIP |
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USDA Program Benefits Immigrant Farmers |
Lewiston Field Office, Androscoggin/Sagadahoc Counties, Maine |
CTA, EQIP |
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USDA Outreach Meetings Held in Aroostook County |
Ft. Kent Field Office, Presque Isle Field Office, and Houlton Field Office, all located in Aroostook County, Maine |
CTA |
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WHIP Projects Assist AGRI |
Skowhegan Field Office, Somerset County, Maine |
WHIP |
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NRCS and FSA Meet with Passamaquoddy Tribal Governors/CSP Contract Signed |
Machias Field Office, Washington County, Maine |
CTA, CSP |
NRCS/EQIP Program Join Forces on
Diversified Farm in Maine |
So. Paris Field Office, Oxford County, Maine |
EQIP |
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Irrigation Assistance Provided in Aroostook County |
Ft. Kent Field Office, Aroostook County, Maine |
EQIP |
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River Rise Dairy Farm Protected |
Lewiston Field Office, Androscoggin County, Maine |
FRPP |
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