Download or read book Technical Assistance for Agriculture Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining exactly what conservation technical assistance is and does, and reaching agreement on a definition, is difficult. Broadly defined, it is information, technical expertise, and a delivery system for providing assistance to landowners and users with respect to conservation and use of natural resources. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) -- the federal agency that provides this assistance -- defines it as "getting conservation on the ground." While this definition lacks specificity, it is the one most often used. Technical assistance has been discussed extensively at congressional hearings on agriculture conservation. Producers, ranchers, environmentalists, and wildlife advocates continue to raise the issue of technical assistance and the need or desire for additional support. Though Congress is to discuss conservation technical assistance in the 2007 farm bill, other issues related to it exist outside of the traditional farm bill debate. A broader perspective on technical assistance raises questions about the capacity of the current technical assistance structure as well as future limitations. A perceived lack of definition and understanding of what technical assistance is and is not creates questions around this capacity that are not easily answered or understood. Technical assistance is provided and funded (if only partially) within most conservation programs. There is no single overarching description of technical assistance for all programs. Similarly, there is no single method of providing technical assistance. It involves multiple disciplines working together to provide a collective pool of conservation knowledge. The full scope of technical assistance is best understood by examining how it operates within each conservation program. Historically, technical assistance has evolved in the range of topics addressed; it currently addresses a wide variety of natural resource concerns. Recent farm bills have repeatedly added natural resource concerns to the conservation mission, leaving many to question whether the current technical assistance delivery system has retained the capacity to function effectively. Demands on available capital (both human and financial), combined with additional questions for technological capacity and an ever-expanding list of natural resource concerns, has caused discussion in the current farm bill debate. Though technical assistance can only be broadly defined, this report is intended to offer information about aspects of the definition. Future policy changes affecting technical assistance may include funding levels, spending caps, accountability, and staff capacity. Immediate discussion of the topic in the context of the 2007 farm bill likely will center on common themes such as demand and capacity; cost and funding; conservation mission and priorities; and technology and advancement. Long-term issues regarding technical assistance are expected to extend beyond the farm bill debate.

Download or read book Evaluation of Conservation Technical Assistance written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book USDA s Use of Conservation Program Technical Service Providers written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Information and Technical Assistance Delivered by the Departmant of Agriculture Annual Report to the Congress written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Conservation written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assistance Available from the Soil Conservation Service written by United States. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assistance Available from the Soil Conservation Service written by United States. Soil Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Program Aid written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Conservation USDA Should Improve its Process for Allocating Funds to States for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Services Available Through the U S Department of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agriculture Information Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assistance Available from the Soil Conservation Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Conservation written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) assists agricultural producers who install conservation practices, such as planting vegetation along streams and installing waste storage facilities, to address impairments to water, air, and soil caused by agriculture or to conserve water. EQIP is a voluntary program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). NRCS allocates about $1 billion in financial and technical assistance funds to states annually. About $650 million of the funds are allocated through a general financial assistance formula. As requested, GAO reviewed whether USDA's process for allocating EQIP funds to states is consistent with the program's purposes and whether USDA has developed outcome-based measures to monitor program performance. To address these issues, GAO, in part, examined the factors and weights in the general financial assistance formula.

Download or read book USDA International Technical Assistance Activities written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of International Cooperation and Development. Technical Assistance Division and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book USDA s use of conservation program technical service providers hearing written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Agricultural Assistance written by Rosemarie A. Turner and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of select programs relating to federal agricultural assistance. Topics discussed include the status and issues concerning the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); technical assistance for agriculture conservation; emergency assistance for agricultural land rehabilitation; agricultural disaster assistance; the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP); and trade adjustment assistance for farmers.