NRCS-Maine

Through a network of local field offices, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service helps private landowners protect and enhance natural resources.

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Reminder: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Act Now application deadline for Fiscal Year 2025 is March 7, 2025.

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If you’re thinking about applying for an FSA farm loan, learn how to avoid common errors that could impact your loan approval. https://t.co/ZmnxpXBM53

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Upcoming Local Working Groups in Maine:
Oxford County - Jan. 8
Penobscot County - Jan. 8
Somerset County - Jan. 16
Franklin County - Jan. 21
St. John Valley - Jan. 24
Southern Aroostook - Jan. 29
Central Aroostook - Feb. 7
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The Bay of Fundy Aquatic Connectivity project is focused on restoring aquatic organism passage and improving water quality in Downeast coastal watersheds that flow into the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine. Find out more: https://t.co/mfCs1fpk56

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Here's to another year of striving for clean and abundant water, healthy soils, resilient landscapes, and thriving agricultural communities through voluntary conservation. https://t.co/mEOoRyKZpb

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Take care of your soil and it’ll take care of you. https://t.co/bEZjFmjERV #soilhealth

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Celebrate National Maple Syrup Day by learning how @USDA_NRCS can help your operation. Russell Black received assistance through NRCS to improve the energy efficiency at his Wilton, Maine, maple syrup operation, saving him time and money. https://t.co/ITmRPzqhLY

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Today is National Maple Syrup Day! DYK we have multiple conservation practices that can help improve your maple syrup operation including forest stand improvement and energy efficient ag operation, which can help you save money while making your operation more efficient!

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The application deadline for our Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (Inflation Reduction Act funding) is approaching: Dec. 20! https://t.co/zr1VLNM9tB

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Join our Local Working Groups to have your voice heard! Locally led conservation in Maine: https://t.co/KO1DSvDWnH

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Many states have a designated state bird, flower, fish, tree, rock...and even a state soil! The “Chesuncook” is the official state soil of Maine. #WorldSoilDay

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Our service to America began in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Find out more about the history and mission of NRCS: https://t.co/7uaTPXEGR8

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Public input welcome: The USDA’s State Technical Committee (STTC) meeting for Maine will be held Dec. 11, 2024. https://t.co/zGN7hF9STc

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Our new Tribal Relations Strategy = our commitment to our federal trust relationship with the 574 federally recognized tribes and AK Native Villages with sovereign interest in > 119 million U.S. acres. https://t.co/A1UuIC3A4c

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Agricultural Land Easements help protect croplands and grasslands on working farms: https://t.co/Riemg3C0sk

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Protect Maine’s Wetlands: Apply for Wetland Reserve Easement assistance by Dec. 6
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In no-till farming, farmers do not till their fields before planting. Instead, they use specialized equipment to create a channel that is just spacious enough for seeds to be planted, minimizing soil disturbance. Learn more: https://t.co/SMaokCHxE2.

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Your field doesn’t care if you have a bit of stubble, so why worry if your field has some stubble, too? Join No-Till Nolan on his no-shave/no-till journey this November as he learns more about the benefits of leaving the stubble.
#LeavetheStubble
#NoTillNovember

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At the USDA Climate Hubs, we think fields look good with a little bit of stubble. Celebrate #notillnovember with us and learn about how no-till farming can strengthen climate resilience.
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NRCS-Maine's application deadlines for the next year are out! Find out how our programs can support your conservation initiatives: https://t.co/UvTMdvTR4z