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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday April 05, 2020 ( 4 items )  

Natural Resources Conservation Service-Nebraska: USDA Announces Sign-Up Period for Conservation Stewardship Program
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the nation's largest conservation program. Applications for funding this year need to be completed by May 29, 2020. The Conservation Stewardship Program helps a  more

Nebraska Field Office: USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup Conservation Reserve Program
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue late last week announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016. County offices will begin notifying producers with accepted offers no later than April 3. In Nebraska, 131,209 acres we  more

Offutt Chapel Selected as Air Force 2019 Large Chapel Team Award Winner
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 55th Wing Chapel Team has been selected as the winner of the 2019 Charles I. Carpenter Large Chapel Team Award. The award, named for the first chief of the Air Force Chaplain corps, recognizes the chapel team most committed to warfighter readiness, re-blue business practices and restoring chaplain corps readiness. "This Air Force level award is presented to the t  more

Work Remotely With NRCS Through Conservation Client Gateway
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following news release: Farmers, ranchers and other USDA customers in Nebraska can work remotely with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through Conservation Client Gateway (CCG), a secure web portal. To prevent the spread of coronavirus, CCG is a great option for agricultural producers to work with NRCS, whether they are operating as individuals  more