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So We have just received word from our NRCS that another round of funding from EQIP is AVAILABLE!! They had money leftover!!! So if you wanted to get in on the hoop house cost share last time and missed out-this is your opportunity!!!! Remember you need to register with your local FSA office to "get on the list" and of course complete some paper work (it IS the government) and then a Soil Conservation Tech will visit you on your farm and access for feasibility of appropriate cost shares such as cover crops, transitioning to organic, fencing, animal watering systems, hoophouses/high tunnels, buffer zones and many other practices that can improve your farm business while contributing to the betterment of the environment!! Vicki Morrone Organic Farming Specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 Wilson Rd. Room 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) [log in to unmask] Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu -----Original Message----- From: <Silveri>, "<Jennifer - NRCS-CD>", <Charlotte>, Jennifer Silveri X 112 <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:33 PM To: Vicki Morrone <[log in to unmask]>, Steve Tennes <[log in to unmask]>, "Hamlin, Laura" <[log in to unmask]>, "Dunnings, Michelle" <[log in to unmask]>, Neal Valley <[log in to unmask]>, "Bell, Randy" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: 2nd Signup >Please share! NRCS has announced a second round of funding for national >initiatives through the EQIP program. They had money left over after the >first round of funding allocations. Initiatives eligible for the second >round of funding are: Air Quality, Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops, >Drought, Certified Organic, and Organic Transition. The Sign up >deadline/cutoff is early may, it is extremely important for interested >producers to contact their local NRCS District Conservationist (DC) to >start the application process ASAP! > >Let me know if you have any questions, >Jen > >P.S. Seasonal High Tunnel is the same thing as a hoop house. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Redder, Tim - NRCS, Charlotte, MI >Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:05 PM >To: Silveri, Jennifer - NRCS-CD, Charlotte, MI >Subject: 2nd Signup > > > >Tim Redder >USDA - NRCS >District Conservationist >Charlotte Service Center >(517) 543-1539 ext. 3 > >"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When >we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it >with love and respect." - Aldo Leopold > >This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely >for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this >message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may >violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. >If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the >sender and delete the email immediately. > > > If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html