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Jason Johnson HELP IS AVAILABLE: NRCS provided more than $8 million to Iowa farmers in 2020 for conservation practices on grazing lands, like this brush management project in Warren County helping improve pasture conditions so livestock can easily access better forage quantity and quality. NRCS obligates nearly $60 million to Iowa farmers in conservation assistance. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service contracted with Iowa farmers and landowners to treat natural resources on more than 316,000 acres, obligating $59.8 million in financial assistance during ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — The Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee has approved revised administration proposals for reallocating CARES Act funds, including $11.5 million in economic aid to businesses. Time is of the essence for the committee and the administration, since CARES Act COVID-19 relief money reverts back to the federal government if it’s not spent by the end of the month. The committee, as if taking a cue from that sense of urgency, allocated the funds and adjourned Tuesday morning in about half an hour. The $11.5 million, pared bac...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   You might recall that last week, we reported the Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee turned down a number of Scott Administration proposals for reallocating more than $20 million in remaining federal coronavirus relief funds. They did so based on several concerns, including the short notice upon which the proposals were delivered, and concerns about how the money would be spent. But lawmakers including state Sen Dick Sears, D-Bennington, said they’d welcome another look. Those proposals are back, and the committee meets at 9:30 a.m. to...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — The Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee, presented with $24 million worth of administration proposals for reallocating unspent federal coronavirus relief funds, approved about $3.1 million of that amount and sent back the rest, saying it needed more information and more time to decide on the remainder. By a 9-1 vote, with Rep. Peter Fagan, R-Rutland City, opposed, the panel on Wednesday turned down reallocations for grants and hazard pay proposals, including a $10 million addition to an existing grant program for non-food ...

and provide large areas of prime habitat for ground nesting birds and other wildlife. Ohio’s Northern Bobwhite in Grasslands project is part of a national Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) partnership, a collaborative approach to conserving habitat for declining species on farms and working forests. NRCS works with partners and private landowners to focus voluntary conservation efforts on working landscapes. The Northern Bobwhite in Grasslands project is designed to help bring back the quail that were once an integral part of Ohio’s farming way of life. Leading researchers have docum...