USDA-NRCS in Georgia Announces New Conservation Program Sign-Up and Extension due to Hurricane Helene

As a result of the recent natural disaster, State Conservationist Terrance O. Rudolph of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced a new Hurricane Helene Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) related sign-up for livestock producers in 55 counties of Georgia and an extension of the Fiscal Year 2025 EQIP statewide sign-up that was announced on October 1, 2024. Those livestock producers applying for Hurricane Helene EQIP related assistance will need to apply by November 15, 2024, to ensure timely use of special funds made available due to the storm. The statewide general EQIP sign-up extension will now conclude December 13, 2024.

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