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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
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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. | | | |
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. | |
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
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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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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
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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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To serve Sussex County
by providing technical
guidance and financial
assistance to enhance,
maintain, protect, and
improve land and
water resources.
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Agricultural Conservation
21315 Berlin Road, Unit 4
Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-3990 ext.3
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Equipment, Stormwater Management,
Billing & Administration
23818 Shortly Rd.
Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-2105
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www.sussexconservation.org | |
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