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Conservation Operations
Conservation
operations is the NRCS day-to-day technical
assistance program. Assistance includes special
outreach efforts by NRCS employees to minority and
non-traditional audiences that could benefit from
NRCS services. This base program also often
supports the initial phase of work done through
other programs. As an example, this base program supports the Iowa
Grassland Alliance. The table below shows accomplishments made from
this base program.
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Acres Planned for
conservation |
1,440,157 |
1,153,154 |
1,174,262 |
| Practices Applied
(acres) |
840,604 |
782,334 |
790,871 |
| Highly Erodible Land
Treated (acres) |
|
381,708 |
405,678 |
| Estimated Soil Saved
(tons) |
|
4,165,549 |
4,446,069 |
| Customer Assistance
(number) |
|
158,037 |
176,134 |
| Nutrient Management
Used (acres) |
118,945 |
160,738 |
212,899 |
| Prescribed Grazing
(acres) |
20,267 |
33,963 |
38,474 |
| Trees and Shrubs
Planted (acres) |
3,518 |
4,398 |
6,399 |
| Residue Management
(acres) |
416,258 |
417,626 |
363,092 |
| Wetlands
Created/Restored (acres) |
14,518 |
15,859 |
29,832 |
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