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NRCS: Utah allotted $8M for conservation programs; easement pipeline faces FSA eligibility hurdles
Summary
NRCS staff reported a state allocation of about $8 million (split between IRA and farm-bill-related pools), a high volume of ASAP and RCPP applications, and recurring problems with Farm Service Agency eligibility and document shelf life that are delaying easement closings.
Scott (NRCS) told the roundtable that Utah had been allocated about $8,000,000 across IRA and farm-bill-related pools for conservation projects and that the agency is working through a heavy application load.
"This winter has been very busy. We received up to upwards of 26, ASAP applications," Scott said, and added that NRCS had received multiple RCPP applications and had selected five projects against the state's general allocation plus one IRA project so far.
He said the state allocation of roughly…
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