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NACD Applauds NRCS-FWS Agreement to Extend Regulatory Certainty
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:36:57 CDT
National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) President Gene Schmidt applauded the recent agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to extend wildlife conservation efforts on working agricultural lands.
"Producers who are doing the right thing for the land deserve to have long-term regulatory certainty," said Schmidt. "This historic agreement provides the predictability producers and landowners need to plan ahead and make wise decisions when it comes to the health of their businesses and the health of their land."
The agreement, announced Sept. 17, will provide long-term regulatory predictability for up to 30 years to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) Initiative.
"The NRCS-FWS initiative strikes a common-sense, workable balance between gainful agriculture production and the protection of sensitive wildlife habitat," Schmidt continued. "Providing regulatory assurance will encourage producers to make long-term investments in habitat projects and other landscape scale conservation practices on their land. These investments, in turn, benefit all of us, through healthier air, water and soil, and ultimately a safer and more secure food supply."
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