KACD News
Veteran Farmers Webinar Series
Posted Tuesday April 16, 2024
If you are a veteran and have an interest in farming, USDA has a free five part webinar series coming up. Various topics will be covered including urban agriculture as well as farm loans and programs.
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Meyerhoff Receives Conservation Award
Posted Thursday April 11, 2024
KACEE was honored to present Dan Meyerhoff, KACD Executive Director, with the 2024 Award for Excellence in Conservation and Environmental Education at their recent awards celebration.
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State Conservation Commission to hold Virtual Meeting
Posted Monday April 8, 2024
The State Conservation Commission will hold its regular meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Anyone interested in the meeting can participate using Zoom video conferencing.
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State Conservation Commission Meeting on March 18
Posted Friday March 8, 2024
The State Conservation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at the Kansas Department of Agriculture office at 1320 Research Park Drive in Manhattan.
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USDA Announces General Conservation Reserve Program Signup
Posted Monday March 4, 2024
USDA announced the launch of a new conservation initiative – Working Lands for Wildlife’s Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project, as well as the signup dates for USDA’s General Enrollment signup in the Conservation Reserve Program
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Kansas Envirothon Registration Now Open
Posted Friday March 1, 2024
Envirothon is a competitive environmental learning opportunity for high school students and is now accepting registration for spring events.
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Kansas Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
Posted Wednesday February 28, 2024
Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Kansas Leopold
Conservation Award®.
The $10,000 award honors ranchers, farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in
their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.
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Kansan Honored with Hugh Hammond Bennett Conservation Excellence Award
Posted Monday February 26, 2024
Doug Spencer with Kansas NRCS was awarded the Hugh Hammond Bennett Award for Conservation Excellence as the Northern Plains Regional Conservation Planner at the 2024 National Association of Conservation District Annual Meeting. The award honors the legacy of Hugh Hammond Bennett by recognizing producers and conservation planners from within the NCPP partnership who have exemplified outstanding service through development and implementation of sound conservation planning...
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NRCS Seeks Public Comment
Posted Thursday February 22, 2024
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comment related to a series of revised conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP).
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Kansas represented at National Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting
Posted Monday February 19, 2024
NACD’s 78th Annual Meeting was held February 10-14, 2024 in San Diego, California. There were thirty represenatives from the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts in attendance at this year's event.
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Conservation Volunteers Honored
Posted Wednesday February 14, 2024
Dennis and Ireta Schwant have dedicated 48 years to conservation
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