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November 2012

Nov 8, 2012 USDA Delivers Funding for Hurricane Sandy Recovery Projects in 11 States

October 2012

Oct 23, 2012 USDA Drought Assistance Minimizes Impacts While Spurring Improvements on 1M Acres of American Farmland
Oct 11, 2012 Harvest in the midst of drought: Healthy soil delivers for Ohio farmer

September 2012

Sep 19, 2012 USDA Expands Drought Assistance to 22 States
Sep 17, 2012 NRCS and FWS Reach Historic Agreement to Extend Wildlife Conservation Efforts on Working Agricultural Lands

August 2012

Aug 24, 2012 USDA Awards $26 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Aug 23, 2012 Report Reveals Conservation Efforts Have Strong, Positive Impacts in Watershed
Aug 15, 2012 NRCS Announcing Grants to Help Farmers, Ranchers Adapt to Drought
Aug 8, 2012 Twenty-One States Targeted for Drought Relief Financial and Technical Assistance

July 2012

Jul 13, 2012 Federal Partners Announce $80 Million in Everglades Project Funding

June 2012

Jun 19, 2012 23 New Water Quality Projects in Nine Mississippi River Basin States
Jun 18, 2012 USDA Conservation Accomplishments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

May 2012

May 22, 2012 USDA and Partners to Invest Nearly $32 Million in Mississippi River Basin Water Quality and Wetlands Projects
May 9, 2012 Updated 2012 National Wetland Plant List is Available
May 8, 2012 USDA Advances Water Quality Conservation Across the U.S.

April 2012

Apr 25, 2012 Final Applications for NRCS Organic Initiative Due June 1
Apr 24, 2012 Partnership Projects to Improve 16,500 Acres of Wetlands in 12 States
Apr 6, 2012 USDA to Fund New Projects to Reduce Flooding, Enhance Wildlife Habitat
Apr 5, 2012 USDA Partners with Canada to Increase Use of Agroforestry Practices by Landowners

March 2012

Mar 30, 2012 Chesapeake Bay Report: 650,000 Ag and Forest Acres Conserved in 16 Months
Mar 16, 2012 Applications for Western Lake Erie Basin Water Quality Projects Due April 27
Mar 8, 2012 USDA and Interior Announce Working Lands for Wildlife

February 2012

January 2012

Jan 18, 2012 USDA Announces Assistance for Disaster Recovery in 33 States and Puerto Rico
Jan 17, 2012 Historic Agreement Increases Conservation, Improves Water Quality in Minnesota
Jan 16, 2012 Deadline for USDA Conservation Innovation Grant Pre-proposals January 31
Jan 15, 2012 USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up to January 27
Jan 13, 2012 USDA Announces Funding for Water Quality Markets, Seeks Proposals for Projects

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Pearl Harbor Day

Date: Dec 7, 2012

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Pearl Harbor Day

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Human Rights Week

Date: Dec 10, 2012 - Dec 17, 2012

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Human Rights Week

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Date: Dec 20, 2012

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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EQIP Ranking Deadline

Date: Dec 21, 2012

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Ranking Deadline

Applications submitted after the deadline will be evaluated at the next ranking period deadline. Ranking period deadlines occur regularly throughout the year.

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Anniversary of First Passed Farm Bill (1985)

Date: Dec 23, 2012

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Anniversary of First Passed Farm Bill in 1985

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