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NRCS Addresses Clinton Rotary Club

The National Resource Conservation Service's Darren Moser spoke before the Clinton Rotary Club Tuesday afternoon talking about everything from what they do for local farmers to what they do for the environment.
 
Moser says the primary purpose of the federal organization is to design and engineer practices for conservation, which includes avoiding soil erosion and improving water quality.
 
 
The partnerships component to NRCS is relatively new and Moser explains prior to the 2014 farm bill, central Illinois was chosen as one of six locations in the US to be chosen to try to match funds for the regional conservation practices programs through partnerships with ADM and Tate and Lyle.
 
 
According to Moser, farmers can get financial assistance for three programs associated with conservation assistance. 
 
 
Moser points out, the Conservation Stewardship Practices program become the largest assistance program in the country three years ago. The local NRCS office encompasses the counties of DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt. 

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