NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
July 14, 2008
Vol. 38, No. 324
For more information, contact Michelle Jacobs, Community Relations Officer, 302-739-9921, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.
Cost-share Applications for Cover Crops
and Conservation Practices to Be Accepted July 30 – Aug. 6
The Sussex and Kent Conservation Districts will be accepting applications for cost-sharing assistance on cover crops and other conservation practices beginning Wednesday, July 30, through Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. This is the only sign-up period for this program and it will not be extended. All applications will be ranked based on need and funding availability.
Eligible practices include cover crops, manure storage structures, poultry composters, heavy use area protection, agricultural waste systems, field tile systems and grass waterways. These conservation practices have many positive environmental benefits such as reducing excess nutrients, improving ground water quality and preventing soil erosion.
Sussex County landowners may apply in person at the USDA Service Center located at 21315 Berlin Road, Unit 4, in Georgetown. Kent County landowners may apply in person at the USDA Service Center located at 800 Bay Road, Suite 2, in Dover.
If you have any questions, please call the conservation district in your county. In Kent County, call 302-741-2600, ext. 3; in Sussex County, call 302-856-3990, ext. 3. All District programs and services are available on a nondiscriminatory basis.
