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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONSERVATION
2000 CONFERENCE Conservationists
from across the United States met in New Orleans Dec. 14-17 to share
accomplishments and lessons learned from local, state and federal
agricultural conservation programs during the National Agricultural
Conservation 2000 Conference. One of the general session speakers, Glenda Humiston, Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, discussed major issues facing agriculture today, including loss of farm and forest land. She also mentioned how the 2002 Farm Bill may address those issues plus other conservation initiatives being proposed by legislators. Read
Smith, First Vice President of the National Association of Conservation
Districts spoke to participants about the importance of conservation of
private land and the important work of Conservation Districts in
implementing conservation practices at the local level. During
the three-day conference, speakers from all regions of the country
discussed state programs, planning tools and technologies, wetlands
programs and Core 4 Conservation. The Conservation Technology Information Center is a non-profit organization based in West Lafayette, Ind. The center promotes the enhancement of soil and water quality through the use of environmentally beneficial and economically viable natural resource systems. Further information about CTIC is available on http://www.ctic.purdue.edu. |