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Feral Swine Exclusion Fence Project - Applications Deadline Extended June 30, 2024 - September 15, 2024

Clark County Pasture Walk - Approved Training - October 8, 2024

Grazing Field Day - Pat McGary Farm in Heber Springs, AR - June 22, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.

Arkansas NRCS Solicits Conservation Innovation Grant Proposals - Proposals due by June 22, 2023 (PDF)

USDA NRCS in Arkansas Announces Sign-Up for Small Farm and Urban Agriculture Conservation Opportunities

Arkansas Department of Agriculture Hosts "Free Tree Fridays" in Recognition of Arbor Day - March 17- April 28, 2023 (PDF)

Equine Management Workshop (PDF) - March 25, 2023

Feral Hog Removal Maps - January 2023

USDA to Invest up to $225 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation on Agricultural and Forest Land - January 13, 2022 (PDF)

USDA Offers Conservation Assistance to Landowners to Protect Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands - Deadline December 31, 2021

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2022 EQIP Applications through Nov. 19, 2021

Arkansas NRCS Pathways Intern Positions for Summer 2022

October Virtual Pasture Training/Discussion - October 12, 19, and 26, 2021 (PDF)

USDA Offers Conservation Assistance to Landowners to Protect Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands - Deadline October 31, 2021

State Technical Committee Meeting - November 16, 2021

Arkansas Agriculture Water Quality Loan Program (AgWQLP) - September 2021

Arkansas Ground Water Conservation Tax Credits - September 2021

April 2021 Virtual Pasture Training/Discussion (PDF)

USDA Announces Expansion of DamWatch® to Serve Forest Service Dams

Conservation Innovation Grant Informational Zoom Meeting (Zip file)

Learn to Burn at the AGFC's Prescribed Fire Workshops - 2021

Update on Arkansas USDA Service Centers Opening Status Due to COVID-19 - November 30, 2020

USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystem

Mike Sullivan featured on Arkansas Farm Talk gives overview of NRCS sevices and course talk about relationship with Districts

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2020 EQIP Applications for Six Arkansas RCPP Projects

National Conservation Planning Partnership (NCPP) launches new website: NCPP.INFO

Upcoming Grant Opportunities for Conservation Districts for FY20

NACD Awarded Grant to Further Pollinator Conservation Education

EPA and Army Propose New "Waters of the United States" Definition

Upcoming Grant Opportunities for Conservation Districts for FY19

Arkansas’s Final/ Draft Impaired Waterbodies – 303(d) List by Year

Arkansas Game and Fish Private Lands Biologists Map (PDF)

CALF (Controlled Access and Livestock Fencing) Initiative

The CALF (Controlled Access and Livestock Fencing) Initiative is a voluntary program for private landowners to minimize stream-bank erosion and improve herd health. (eadline for the first round of applications will be January 14, 2015. Applications to be ranked by January 31.)

Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Impaired Waters Data Update

Fencing Basics - Slideshow from the Washington County Conservation District on fencing basics.

Poultry Litter Calculator

Proper Poultry Composting Procedure - Video from the Washington County Conservation District on poultry composing procedures.

Tire Tank Installation - Slideshow from the Washington County Conservation District on installing tire tanks. (Scroll down on page to see the tire tank slideshow.)

Publications

National NRCS Publications and Forms Online - How to Order (PDF)

Grazing Lands Technical Drawings from Arkansas NRCS (PDF)

• Angle Braces
• Barbed Wire and Line Post
• Electric Fence Wire and Line Post
• General Electric Fence Specifications I
• General Electric Fence Specifications II
• General Electric Fence Specifications III
• Metal Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for 1-2 Wire Electric Fence
• Metal Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for 3+ Wire Electric Fence
• Metal Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for Woven Wire Fence
• Metal Corner, End, and Grate Brace Assemblies for Barbed/Smooth Wire Fence
• Tension Wire and cross Member
• Wood Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for 1-2 Wire Electric Fence
• Wood Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for 3+ Wire Electric Fence
• Wood Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for Barbed/Smooth Wire Fence
• Wood Corner, End, and Gate Brace Assemblies for Woven Wire Fence
• Woven Wire and Line Post

News

• 2018 Omnibus Bill Nixes DUNS, SAM Requirements for Farmers
  
• USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Contracts - Deadline to renew is April 13, 2018
• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, Obama Administration Deliver New Drought Assistant to America's Producers (PDF)
• Conservation Practice Catalog (PDF)
• Resource Assessment Project Tracking and Review Site
• Draft of Arkansas's Forest Resource Assessment now available online for public comment
• Groundwater running out? - Delta Farm Press - November 30, 2009
• AACD News and Activities
• AG&FC Awards Grant for Butterfly Garden
• Bobwhite Quail Habitat Project Announced
• Congressional Staff Ag Tour
• Governor Mike Beebe signing HCR1012 in recognition of the 70th Anniversary of Conservation Districts
• Letters and Memos
• Notes from the President
• Nutrient Management Programs (PowerPoint)
• Poultry Composting Video - Washington County
• Sample Radio Script
• "Status, Trends, and Future of the South's Forest and Agricultural Biomass" Conference Proceedings 
• Turning Good Ideas into Great Grant-Funded Programs - Presented by Susan Schultz (PDF)

Farmer’s Thanksgiving Prayer
by John Philpot

Activity Reports

• May 19, 2010 (PDF)

Newsletter

• February 2016 (PDF)
   
• October 2011 (PDF)
• January 2011 (PDF)
   
• July 2010 (PDF)
   
• Fall 2008 (PDF)
• Summer 2008 (PDF)

NACD Legislative Conference

Members of the AACD Executive Board with Olin Sims, NACD President at the SC NACD 2007 Regional Meeting in Tulsa.

NACD Open House

James Mitchell, Sonny Jones and James Widner dropped by the NACD Open House during the 2007 NACD Legislative Conference. NACD is currently raising funds to renovate the building which is in need of repairs and updates.