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New Year's Resolution for Your Farm

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This is the time of year for New Year’s resolutions. Rich Sims, state conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa, suggests making one to benefit you, your farm and the environment.

microphoneRich Sims (MP3, 520 KB, 00:33)
(Transcript) "Make a New Year’s resolution to set up an appointment with your county NRCS office to go over your conservation plans. It’s free. Talk with our conservation experts and see if implementing additional conservation practices and programs can add to your bottom line. Update your plans and learn the latest from NRCS and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Winter is here. Now’s the time to call your local NRCS office. There is a good chance the environment and your bottom line with thank you for it in 2009."

Note:
Local office telephone numbers can be found here: http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=ia

John Myers, Iowa NRCS state resource conservationist, is available for interviews all this week. He can be reached at 515-323-2223 starting at 6:45 each morning.


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