EQIP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOV. 13

The 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) application period will remain open until Nov. 13. EQIP is a key program under the 2002 Farm Bill that provides federal cost-share funds to working farms and ranches for conservation improvements. For more information on the 2008 EQIP program, contact your local NRCS field office or visit the Florida NRCS web page at http://www.fl.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/flequip.html.

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SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE PASSES ITS VERSION OF FARM BILL