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Waiting for a simple explanation of the conservation programs in the 2002 farm bill? Wait no more! Get Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm, a simplified, 8-page foldout color guide. In an easy to read format, the guide ties resource concerns and conservation practices to the farm bill programs that can help address them. A program matrix outlines eligibility requirements, type of financial assistance, and producer obligations for eight major USDA conservation programs. Individual copies of Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm are available as long as supplies last at local USDA offices, or by calling 1-888-LANDCARE, or from the web at www.nrcs.usda.gov and clicking on publications. Electronic files of the brochure are on the web at www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov.

Need a quick look to compare conservation program opportunities in the new farm bill? Check out Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm, a simplified, 8-page foldout color guide. Call 1-888-LANDCARE, or print your own copy from the web at www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov

Want a rundown on federal conservation programs written from a farmer and rancher viewpoint? Get a copy of Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm, a colorful, easy to read summary of the 2002 Farm Bill conservation programs. It was designed after talks with half a dozen farmer focus groups on how it should be put together. Call 1-888-LANDCARE, or print your own copy from the web at www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov

Confused about which new USDA conservation programs could work for you on your farm? Check out Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm, a simplified, 8-page foldout color guide. Call 1-888-LANDCARE, or print your own copy from the web at www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov

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