The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that statewide sign-ups for Farm Bill conservation programs will close Jan. 13, 2006, earlier than in previous years.
The new deadlines will apply to the major NRCS conservation programs — Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program and the Agricultural Management Assistance Program.
All of these programs are competitive, and application information is available at NRCS offices. For more information, or USDA Service Center locations, check www.ut.nrcs.usda.gov.