Working Land Conservation: Conservation Security Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program : Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, January 17, 2007 |
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Page 52 - Chairman, thank you again for holding this hearing and I look forward to the testimony of the panelists.
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Page 33 - So thank you very much for the opportunity to be here, and I look forward to working with the Committee.
Page 89 - Science; and the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
Page 85 - CSP, authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill, provides payments to producers who practice good stewardship on their agricultural lands and incentives for those who want to do more. The program is voluntary and provides financial and technical assistance for the conservation, protection, and improvement of natural resources on tribal and private working lands. In its first 3 years, CSP has generated much interest with our Nation's producers.
Page 7 - We believe that the increased program flexibility and improved program features will continue to make EQIP one of the most popular and effective conservation efforts Federal Government-wide.
Page 84 - Farm Bill to participate in the program are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Page 82 - Before April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall give priority for funding under the conservation programs under subtitle D...
Page 85 - ... Farm Bill, the HFRP was created by Congress with the enactment of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, and has the potential to become an integral part of conservation efforts on private forest lands. HFRP is a voluntary program established to restore and enhance forest ecosystems to: 1) promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species; 2) improve biodiversity; and 3) enhance carbon sequestration. The program is authorized through 2008. Restoring and protecting forests contributes...
Page 84 - Bill to participate in the program are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. NRCS...