News & Updates

March 2023

Important

 Dates

March 15 Cover Crop Destruction Begins

March 17 EQIP Deadline (second batch)

March 17 EQIP-IRA Deadline (first batch)

March 24 CSP & RCPP Cover Crop Deadline

April 30 Stewardship Week Begins

2023 Conservation Stewardship Award winners recognized

GEORGETOWN, Del., March 3, 2023 - The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recognized the 2023 Conservation Stewardship Award winners on Wednesday, March 1, at Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club in Millsboro, Del. David Baird, district coordinator at SCD, welcomed over 80 guests consisting of award recipients, conservation partners and local dignitaries including state Rep.

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2023 Conservation Stewardship Award Videos

2023 CSA Videos

During the Conservation Stewardship Awards luncheon on March 1, SCD unveiled videos created for each winner to showcase their enthusiasm, mindfulness, and dedication to protecting natural resources.

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NEW

Stormwater Documents


28 New BMP Construction & Post Construction Checklists

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Cover Crop Participants


Cover crop destruction forms have been mailed. Cover crop program participants must self-certify in writing that cover crops are destroyed between March 15 and June 1, 2023.


Failure to self-certify by June 1, 2023, will result in non-payment.


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FY 24 Cover Crop sign-up will begin June 12, 2023.

Over $500,000 available for cover crops in Sussex County, Del.

Deadline: March 24, 2023.

GEORGETOWN, Del. - Additional cover crop funding, totaling over $500,000 is available for the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays watersheds of Sussex County. Protecting the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays with Cover Crops is a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project focused on improving water quality through soil health.

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SCD Tax Ditch Updates


3921 Cost Share:

Chana Milligan - Administrative Assistant

Phone: (302) 856-3990, ext. 3

Email: chana.milligan@de.nacdnet.net



Technical Assistance:

Wes Allen - Tax Ditch Project Manager

Phone: (302) 856-2105, ext. 119

Email: wes.allen@sussexconservation.org


3921 Cost Share Sign Up:

June 12 - July 28, 2023


DNREC Tax Ditch Resources

Stewardship Week


What is Stewardship Week?

NACD Stewardship Week is one of the largest national programs to promote natural resource conservation. Celebrated annually since 1955 between the last Sunday in April and the first Sunday in May, NACD Stewardship Week reminds us of our individual responsibilities to care for natural resources.


Stewardship Week will be held April 30 – May 7, 2023, with the theme “One Water.”

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Partner News & Updates

Delaware Producer Meetings


Attend to find out how to complete your "Self Certification" program applications.


Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2

Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP)


Sussex County:

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6-8 p.m.

UD Carvel Research & Education Center: 16483 County Seat Hwy, Georgetown, DE 19947


Revenue Loss Assistance Comparison Fact Sheet

Nationwide Farmer, Rancher and Forest Manager Prospective Customer Survey


Take this very important survey by March 31, 2023! This voluntary, anonymous survey will take about 10 minutes to complete and asks about your general views and interactions with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies delivered by farm programs: Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Risk Management Agency (RMA). Take the Survey

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guidance and financial
assistance to enhance,
maintain, protect, and
improve land and
water resources.
Agricultural Conservation
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Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-3990 ext.3
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