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The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service lately introduced its new Urban Agriculture initiative, and some producers in Northern Maine could also be eligible to take part.
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service lately introduced its new Urban Agriculture initiative, and some producers in Northern Maine could also be eligible to take part.
The USDA acknowledges that agriculture is just not outlined by the situation or the dimensions of the plot, and that on daily basis Americans are rising meals in their very own backyards. Because of this USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack created a brand new initiative to help these city producers in receiving the identical advantages as bigger industrial producers.
In Northern Maine, each Presque Isle and Caribou are eligible for this new initiative the place producers are eligible for monetary help towards conservation practices akin to excessive tunnels, pollinator habitat, and tree plantings. There isn’t any minimal revenue stage to be eligible to take part. The sign-up deadline for this new initiative is Feb. 25. If you have an interest, contact your native NRCS Field Office at 207-764-4153 extension 3 or go to the workplace at 735 Main Street in Presque Isle.
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