Iowa NRCS Hosting Conservation Workshops for Beginning and Limited Resource Farmers

During September, the Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host three additional conservation workshops geared toward the needs of beginning and limited resource farmers. These workshops will cover identifying resource concerns, the conservation planning process, Farm Bill conservation programs and using Technical Service Providers. The workshops, which will run from 9 a.m. until noon, will be held in Storm Lake , Lewis, and Des Moines. Two earlier workshops were held in Fayette and Iowa City.

A team of conservation planning professionals will discuss how the USDA-NRCS can assist landowners conserve the natural resources on their land through conservation planning and use Farm Bill programs to help fund the improvements. Through the 2002 Farm Bill, beginning and limited resource farmers are entitled to additional cost share rates for conservation practices included in their conservation plan. These provisions will be discussed during the workshops.

Admission to the workshops are free. To assist NRCS in preparing, pre-registration is requested. Please call or email Tanya Meyer-Dideriksen to register or for more information at 319-668-8110 or tanya.meyer@ia.usda.gov.

Following are the dates and locations of the remaining workshops:

Sept. 9
Buena Vista University
610 W. Fourth St.
Storm Lake, IA
Hansen Room

Sept. 23
Wallace Foundation for
Rural Research and Development
53020 Hitchcock Ave.
Lewis, IA
Middle Classroom

Sept. 24
Holiday Inn - Merle Hay
Urbandale and Johnston Rooms
5000 Merle Hay Rd.
I-80 and Merle Hay
Des Moines, IA

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