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Welcome to the Cass County Soil and Water Conservation
District website! Here, you will be able to meet the District Commissioners,
their staff, and the State and Federal Staff that work so closely with the
district on a daily basis. You will find links to our partners, the programs we
work with, and some of the other things that we do. |
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Current Events & Happenings
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2012 Greenhorn
Grazing Series
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This five part
series is valuable for beginning grazers and producers looking to
upgrade
their pasture management. Presenters will include experts in
grazing systems, animal
performance, fencing and watering systems, and weed management. |
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Class dates are:
May 24, June 14, August 23, September 13 and November 15 |
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Classes to be
held at the Adair County Extension Office, in Greenfield, IA. |
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Registration fee
is $75, which will cover the entire class, notebook of grazing
resources,
and lunches provided on site. |
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Contact Joe Sellers at
(641)203-1270 or Rick Sprague at (641)782-4218 for more information
or click these links:
Greenhorn Grazing Brochure,
Greenhorn Grazing Flyer |
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Partnered by Iowa
State University Extension, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Southern Iowa Forage and
Livestock
Committee in Greenfield, IA. |
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Cass County Soil
and Water Conservation District 70th Anniversary Celebration
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Thursday, August
23, 2012 |
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Doors open at
6:00 P.M., Meal at 6:30 P.M., Program begins at 7:00 P.M. |
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Tickets will be
available at the Cass SWCD office, 503 W. 7th St, Atlantic |
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Nominate Your
Neighbor for a conservation award, click
here for info. |
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Nomination forms
also available at the SWCD office. Click
here to
print a form. |
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2012 CDI
Scholarship Winners!
| Adam Striegel Wins CDI Scholarship
Top Award |
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Click
here for more information. |
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Soil and Water
Conservation Week!
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April 29-May 6,
2012 |
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Click
here for
more information. |
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2012 Envirothon Update
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A new article on winter damage
to evergreen trees has been perking a lot of peoples' interest lately.
People are likely just noticing the damage as the shoots on their trees
are beginning to grow out.
If you would like more information on causes and potential fixes click
here.
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High
Tunnels 101: Introduction and Opportunities in Horticulture Crop
Production.
The NRCS office
has a video and information available to producers. Please stop by our
office at 503 W.7th Street,
Atlantic, Iowa to inquire.
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Mid-Contract Management for CRP |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
(WHIP)
| Landowners interested in the Wildlife
Habitat Incentives Program may contact Matt Dollison, Wildlife
Biologist at (712) 243-2913. |
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NEXT SWCD MEETING: The Cass County SWCD meets on the 4th
Thursday
of each month.
The Function of the Conservation District: To take available technical,
financial, and educational resources, whatever their source, and focus or
coordinate them so that they meet the needs of the local land user.
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Our office is located at:
503 West 7th Street, Ste 1
Atlantic, Iowa 50022
P:712-243-3180
F- 712-243-1688 |
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CASS SWCD, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-Department
of Soil Conservation, and US Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources
Conservation Service prohibit discrimination in all their programs and
activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s Office of Communications at (202)
720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250 or call (202) 720-7327(voice)
or (202) 720-1127 (TDD).
USDA is an equal
opportunity provider and employer.
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