January 2005
Sheridan County Conservation Notes
119 North Jackson
Plentywood, MT 59254
406-765-1801
VOLUME 49, ISSUE I
JANUARY - FEBRUARY, 2005
Conservation District
Jeff Wivholm - Chairman
Rom Hedges - Vice Chairman
Todd Marsh - Supervisor
Jon Bolstad - Supervisor
Tim Holte - Supervisor
Kent Nathe - Supervisor
Gudrun Kampen - Associate Supervisor
Steve Hove - Associate Supervisor
NRCS
Monica Friedrich - District Conservationist
Tim Solberg - Soil Con.
Sharon McCoy - Soil Con Tech
Ryan W. Young - Soil Con Tech
Thelma Williams - SCCD Office Manager
Mickey McCall – SCCD Field Tech
A bimonthly publication of the Sheridan County Conservation District
Sheridan County Conservation Notes Has a New Look
We have a new look! And we hope you like it. Rising costs forced the issue, but we were due for a change anyway. Let us know what you think. Drop us a line at 119 N. Jackson in Plentywood, or check out our new web site at http://sheridan.mt.nacdnet.org for numerous ways to contact us.
If you have a particular item of interest or have ideas about what you would like to see in the newsletter, just let us know.
2005 EQIP Deadline Approaching
The application deadlines for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for funding this fiscal year is February 15, 2005.
Eligible projects include livestock and cropland conservation practices. Each project will go through a ranking procedure and compete with other projects for the funding available in Sheridan County. Local funding will be distributed in two categories, livestock and cropland, and two classes, less than $30,000 and more than $30,000 in each category. Anticipated funding for Sheridan County in 2005 may approach $400,000.
For more information about EQIP contact NRCS in Plentywood at 406-765-1801 or visit the NRCS EQIP webpage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip.
Producer Input
Last summer we asked you for your input on what the major natural resource concerns or problems were in N.E. Montana. A lot of you responded and we now present the top 5 results in each category of that survey.
According to the survey:
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The most important natural resource area of concern to you is noxious weeds, followed by water quality, water availability, agricultural sustainability, and agriculture productivity and conservation.
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You get most of your accurate information about natural resources from the Sheridan County Conservation District, then from the County Extension Service, NRCS, Wheat Growers Association, and FSA.
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You said the Sheridan County Conservation District should concentrate its education and service information efforts on full-time farmers and ranchers and state and local politicians followed by the local business community, national politicians, and schools.
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The most important service the Sheridan County Conservation District can provide is conservation planning, then cost-share programs, information, soil survey and soil information, and erosion and sediment control.
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We also asked you to tell us what you think is the area most in need of natural resource conservation assistance. You told us the area most in need is grazing followed by the Big Muddy Creek, crop rotation, helping young farmers, and salinity.
In next month’s issue of Conservation Notes we’ll show you how we are responding to your concerns. In the meantime, if you have a topic or situation you feel needs our attention or you need assistance with, please give us a call at 406-765-1801 or stop by the office at 119 N. Jackson in Plentywood.
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