Press Release

March 23, 2023

Virgil Simmons of Early County Named

GACD Scholarship Recipient

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 14, 2023

2023 Stewardship Week Poster Contest

The Flint River Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to announce the 2023 Stewardship Week theme: “One Water”. Stewardship Week, which will be celebrated April 30 – May 7, 2023, is celebrated each year to promote natural resource conservation across various topics, including soil, water, and habitat.

On February 27, the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (FRSWCD) in partnership with Golden Peanut Company held a Soil Health Field Day in Metter, Georgia. Soil Health refers to the ability for soil to perform its functions and how they are being preserved for future use.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District announces that it will award $3,000 in grant funds through the Agricultural & Environmental Education Grant for K-12 programming within the district’s nine counties.  

On February 21, the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (FRSWCD) held a Smart Irrigation Field Day in Colquitt, Georgia.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District announces that it will award $3,000 in grant funds through the Agricultural & Environmental Education Grant for K-12 programming within the district’s nine counties.  

FRSWCD launched partnership with Golden Peanut.

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is honoring Marty McLendon (FRSWCD Chairman) for his work in Georgia’s agricultural community in the Official Congressional Record.

The Census of Agriculture, conducted once every five years, looks at land use and ownership, producer characteristics, production practices, income, and expenditures.

Georgia DNR offers works lands pilot projects.

The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission announces new programming.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Golden Peanut, the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (FRSWCD) and Farmers Business Network (FBN) have partnered to expand ADM’s Re:GenerationsÔ program into the southeast through peanut and soybean crop production.

ATHENS, GA, October 3, 2022 — State Conservationist Terrance O. Rudolph of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today a statewide application ranking date for fiscal year 2023 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding. All Georgia agricultural and forest operators who wish to be considered for this year’s technical and financial assistance should apply by November 4, 2022.

This STEM Challenge is a special project brought to you by the Georgia Ag Experience, the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau's Ag-in-the-Classroom. We partner with the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts to make this happen!

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (FRSWCD) is proud to recognize Educational Scholarship recipients at the 61st Natural Resources Conservation Workshop at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia.