Submitted by Margaret Goings

Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District Natural Resources/Agriculture Scholarship Award

April 10, 2024 - (Click here for the Application) - This year the Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship recipient will receive $500 for the fall 2024 semester and another $500 for the spring 2025 semester. The Shelby SWCD Scholarship is open to college students who are working toward a degree in the natural resources or agricultural field. We will be looking at individuals who meet the following qualifications: 

Judge Harbison Proclaims Soil and Water Stewardship Week

April 22, 2022 - Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District would like to share the proclamation signed by Allison Harbison, Shelby County Judge proclaiming the week of April 24th - May 1st, 2022 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week.

Whereas, healthy, fertile soil and clean water is the lifeblood of nutrition and sustenance throughout the world, and soil conservation is a benefit to everyone; and,

Whereas, effective conservation practices ensure soil, water, animals, plants, and air can provide a rich standard of living; and,

NRCS, UC Davis Announce Release of 'SoilWeb' 2.0 App Update

July 30, 2019 Washington – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of California at Davis Soil Resource Laboratory announced the release of the iOS and Android SoilWeb app, version 2.0. The app now has a cleaner and more modern interface with GPS-location-based links to access detailed digital soil survey data (SSURGO) published by the NRCS for most of the United States.

Agricultural Producers, Sign Up is Underway for Assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program

October 22, 2018 Temple, Texas – Now is the time for agricultural producers to sign up for FY19 financial assistance to implement conservation practices on their land through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program or EQIP. 

EQIP financial assistance for this signup is available through specific program and landscape initiatives. Sign up is currently underway. The completed and submitted application deadline is November 16, 2018. 

County Conservation Partners Host Local Work Group Meeting

July 25, 2018 - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas and their local Soil and Water Conservation Districts cordially invite the public to attend their FY19 Local Working Group (LWG) meetings. 

The purpose of this annual LWG meeting is to set local conservation priorities and bring conservation stakeholders together to discuss conservation topics and issues relevant to helping their farmers and ranchers better conserve on-farm natural resources.  

Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District Natural Resources/Agriculture Scholarship Award

June 2, 2017 - This year the Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District will be awarding a $1,000 scholar-ship. The scholarship recipient will receive $500 for the fall 2017 semester and another $500 for the spring 2018 semester. The Shelby SWCD Scholarship is open to college students who are working toward a degree in the natural resources or agricultural field. We will be looking at individuals who meet the following qualifications:

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