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NEWS RELEASE
FOR
RELEASE December
20, 1999
CONTACT:
Karen Scanlon (765) 494-9555
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.
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