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Nevada State Technical Committee Meeting Scheduled on Nov. 16
Farm Bill Programs and Critical Watersheds to be Discussed

The Nevada State Technical Committee will meet on Nov. 16, from 9:00 am until 12 Noon, by compressed video in various locations throughout Nevada, including Sparks, Battle Mtn., Carson, Caliente, Elko, Ely, Eureka, Fallon, Las Vegas, Lovelock, Owyhee, Tonopah, Winnemucca and Yerington.

The STeC will review 2008 Farm Bill programs and policy including financial assistance and easement programs, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) and Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP).  Nevada resource concerns, ranking criteria, payment schedules, priority watersheds and financial assistance for conservation practices installed on public land will also be discussed.

The compressed video sites are:

Reno/Sparks
   Nevada Farm Bureau, 2165 Green Vista Dr., #205, Sparks, NV 89431; Phone: 775-674-4000

Battle Mountain
    GBC/Cooperative Extension, 815 N. Second Street; Phone: 775-635-5565

Caliente   
    Lincoln Cooperative Extension, 360 Lincoln Street; Phone: 775-726-3109

Carson City    
    Carson Cooperative Extension, 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 15; Phone: 775-887-2252

Elko
    Great Basin College/Cooperative Extension, Griswold Hall, Room 31, 701 Walnut St.; Phone:  775-738-3828

Ely
    White Pine County School District, 1135 Avenue C; Phone:  775-289-4851

Eureka
    Eureka Cooperative Extension, 701 S. Main Street, Annex Building; Phone: 775-237-5326

Fallon
    Western Nevada College, Room 309, 160 Campus Way; Phone:  775-423-7565

Las Vegas                         
    Clark County Cooperative Extension, 8050 Paradise Road, Life-long Learning Center WHEE, 8050 S. Maryland Parkway

Lovelock
    Pershing County Cooperative Extension, 810 Sixth Street; Phone: 775-273-2923

Owyhee                           
    UN School of Medicine Owyhee Hospital

Tonopah
    Nye Cooperative Extension, 475 Saint Patrick Street; Phone: 775-482-5001

Winnemucca
    Humboldt Cooperative Extension, 1085 Fairgrounds Road; Phone: 775-623-6304

Yerington
    Lyon Cooperative Extension, 504 S. Main Street; Phone: 775-463-6541

Please contact your local NRCS district conservationist or Rod Dahl at (775) 857-8500 x 146, rod.dahl@nv.usda.gov, for more information about the meeting. 

Agenda (11/13/09) (DOC; 39KB)
Resource Recommendations 2010 (DOC; 30KB)
Proposed EQIP Funding Pools (DOC; 43KB)
Program Descriptions (DOC; 33.5KB)
AWEP Fact Sheet (PDF; 56KB)
EQIP Public Land Fact Sheet (PDF; 438KB)
Organic Fact Sheet (PDF; 1.1MB)

News Release (10/22/09) (DOC; 30KB)
Sign-in Sheet (DOC; 31KB)

Nevada State Technical Committee Meeting, March 4, 2009

Meeting Minutes (DOC; 236KB)

Nevada State Technical Committee Meeting Scheduled on March 4

Reno, Feb. 10 — The Nevada State Technical Committee (STeC) meeting will be held on March 4, from 9:00 am until 12 Noon, by compressed video in various locations throughout Nevada.

The STeC will meet to review 2008 Farm Bill programs and policy.  Topics to be discussed include financial assistance and easement programs, including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) and Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP).  Nevada resource concerns, ranking criteria, payment schedules, and opportunities to provide financial assistance on federal lands will also be discussed. 

People interested in providng input in Nevada Farm Bill programs can participate at the following locations:

Battle Mountain
    GBC/Cooperative Extension, 815 N. Second Street; Phone: 775-635-5565

Caliente   
    Lincoln Cooperative Extension, 360 Lincoln Street; Phone: 775-726-3109

Carson City    
    Carson Cooperative Extension, 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 15; Phone: 775-887-2252

Elko
    Great Basin College/Cooperative Extension, Griswold Hall, Room 31, 701 Walnut St.; Phone:  775-738-3828

Ely
    White Pine County School District, 1135 Avenue C; Phone:  775-289-4851

Eureka
    Eureka Cooperative Extension, 701 S. Main Street, Annex Building; Phone: 775-237-5326

Fallon
    Western Nevada College, Room 309, 160 Campus Way; Phone:  775-423-7565

Las Vegas
    Clark County Cooperative Extension, 8050 Paradise Road, Suite 100; Phone: 702-222-3130

Lovelock
Pershing County Cooperative Extension, 810 Sixth Street; Phone: 775-273-2923

Owyhee (added 2/24/09)
   Great Basin College Shoshone/Paiute Higher Education Building 2

Reno/Sparks
   Nevada Farm Bureau, 2165 Green Vista Dr., #205, Sparks, NV 89431; Phone: 775-674-4000

Tonopah
    Nye Cooperative Extension, 475 Saint Patrick Street; Phone: 775-482-5001

Winnemucca
    Humboldt Cooperative Extension, 1085 Fairgrounds Road; Phone: 775-623-6304

Yerington
    Lyon Cooperative Extension, 504 S. Main Street; Phone: 775-463-6541

For more information, contact your local NRCS office.

Meeting Information/Handouts

Agenda (DOC; 43KB)

2008 Farm Bill Information

Federal Register Notices
State Technical Committee

 

Sign-in Sheet (for NRCS use) (DOC; 32KB)
 

 

Nevada STEC Meeting, March 13, 2008

Meeting Minutes and Handouts

Minutes (DOC; 62KB)
 Attachment 1 -- 2008 Program Obligation Summary (rev. 3/24/08) (DOC;)
 Attachment 2 -- Summary of 2002 Farm Bill Practices Planned and Applied (DOC;)
 Attachment 3 -- Payment Schedule Talking Points (DOC;)
 2009 Payment Schedules (posted 3/25/08) (DOC;)

Please review and submit comments to Rod Dahl by June 1, 2008.

Please note:  The 2009 Payment Schedules are Excel spreadsheets.  Some of these spreadsheets contain several pages.  Click on the tabs along the bottom of the spreadsheet to see the additional pages.  Please contact Rod if you have problems or questions about these files.

Attachment 4 -- Conservation Innovation Grants (DOC;)
 Attachment 5 -- Funding Pool Obligations (DOC;)
 Attachment 6 -- Ranking Tools (DOC;)

Nevada STEC Meeting, March 13, 2008

The next meeting of the Nevada State Technical Committee will be held Thursday, March 13, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 

Agenda items will include identifying priorities for state resource concerns, and soliciting recommendations for programs, applications periods and funding pools for the 2009 fiscal year. Other agenda items are a review of Farm Bill funding and allocations and an update on the 2007 Farm Bill.

The meeting will be conducted by video-teleconference from several sites around the state. 
Those sites are:

Reno/Sparks             Nevada Farm Bureau, 2165 Green Vista Drive, Ste. 205, Sparks, NV 89431

Elko                            University of Nevada School of Medicine, Griswold Hall, Room 31, 701 Walnut Street,
                                   Elko, NV 89801

Ely                              White Pine County Cooperative Extension, 995 Campton Street. Ely, NV 89301-0210

Fallon                         Churchill Cooperative Extension, 111 Sheckler Road, Fallon, NV 89406

Las Vegas                  Clark Cooperative Extension, Life-long Learning Center, Room A, 8050 S. Maryland Parkway,
                                   Las Vegas, NV 89123                                  

Winnemucca              Humboldt Cooperative Extension, 1085 Fairgrounds Rd., Winnemucca, NV 89445

Please contact your local NRCS district conservationist or contact Rod Dahl at (775) 857-8500 x 146, rod.dahl@nv.usda.gov, if you would like more information about the meeting.

Meeting Handouts

Tentative Agenda (DOC;)
 Conservation Innovation Grants (DOC;)
 Minutes from previous STEC meeting on March 27, 2007 (DOC;)
Resource Concerns (DOC;)
 News Release (issued Feb. 4, 2008) (DOC;)
Sign-in Sheet (for NRCS use) (DOC;)

Nevada STEC Meeting, March 27, 2007

The Nevada State Technical Committee will meet on meet on March 27, 2007 from  9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   Video-teleconference sites are listed below.

Minutes from the Meeting

Meeting minutes (DOC;)
 Letter to STEC Members, March 23, 2007 (DOC;)
Agenda (DOC;)
Regional Water Enhancement Program and Conservation Innovation Grants Program (DOC;)
Cost/Payment Schedule (example) (DOC;)
Pre-Screening Questions (example) (DOC;)
Conservation Practices by Resource Concerns (examples of practices implemented during FY 2006) (XLS;)
Map to Carson City Cooperative Extension Office (PDF;)

STEC Meeting - September 8, 2006

The Nevada State Technical Committee met on Sept. 8, 2006 from  9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  

Minutes (DOC;)
Attachments:
Attendees by site (DOC;)
Overview of strategic initiatives, including the watershed approach, market based approach to conservation, and locally led  conservation (PDF;)
Conservation Contract Obligations for Fiscal Year 2006 (DOC;)
Program Obligations by Practice (XLS;)
EQIP ranking questions (DOC;)
WHIP ranking questions  (DOC;)
Draft 2007 Cost List  (XLS;)

If you have questions about the STEC meeting, please contact Rod Dahl at (775) 857-8500 x 146 or e-mail rod.dahl@nv.usda.gov.

If you need the information in an alternative format, please contact Liz Warner, public affairs specialist, (775) 857-8500 x 105, or for problems with this webpage, contact Rose Santos, Webmaster, (775) 857-8500 x 130.

 

Last Modified: 11/13/2009