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"AZNRCD Serving Arizona's Conservation
Districts for 65 years!"
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The next State Technical Committee meeting is coming up!
Next State Technical Committee Meeting:
November 22, 2011 from 9am – 1pm.
Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel,
1600 South 52nd Street,
Tempe, Arizona 85281.
Every district should plan to send a representative to discuss the following: fiscal year 2012 program allocations and payment schedules, conservation planning campaign, geographic area rate caps, State Technical Committee structure, and an opportunity for public comments. It is likely that funding for the Conservation Title of the Farm Bill will be taking a significant hit due to the current federal government spending concerns. A good conservation plan is vital for long term management of soil and water resources. With limited funding the ranking process will become more competitive and it is likely that a conservation plan will play an even greater role in this process.
The State Technical Committee meeting is an important setting for discussing current issues and voicing your thoughts on conservation funding, planning, program details. Please plan to attend!
The following articles about conservation planning and program funding were featured in the November issue of the Farm Journal:
http://www.agweb.com/article/cost-share_conservation/
http://www.agweb.com/article/agricultural_funding_at_a_crossroads/
July has brought some minor relief to eastern Gila, Pinal and Pima counties, and most of Yavapai and northern Mohave counties. The dry conditions in early spring have recovered slightly with a few early monsoon stormes.
Cochise, Greenlee, Graham and Santa Cruz counties continue to be in extreme or exceptional drought in the short term. Range conditions are extremely poor and stock tanks are dry.Water is being hauled to fill stock ponds and tanks, and feed must be brought in to supplement poor forage conditions. The outlook for winter forage depends on the amount and timing of the monsoon precipitation. Too little too late will not improve the rangeland.
Click "Short-term Drought Status Summary" below to view Drought Monitor
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History
It took the natural disaster, the great dust
storm of 1934 where literally millions of
tons of soil were moved across the Great Plains
for Americans to realize the importance of
conserving our soil resource. The dramatic
effects of the "Dust Bowl" gained
national attention. The novel, The Grapes
of Wrath, portrayed the plight of the
farmer under these circumstances. This helped
galvanize public interest in their food supply.
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