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Greene County
 Assisted the Mississippi Extension Service with
herbicide application on longleaf pine research plots (2002).
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Worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Service
to establish a practice through the Environmental Quality Incentives
Program to cost-share with landowners at a rate of up to $300/acre
for cogongrass control (2002). |
 Worked with Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) to establish
the National Bobwhite Quail Conservation Initiative (2002). |
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 Provided low-cost seed (corn, sorghum, sunflower
and winter wheat) to 9 landowners that resulted in 122 acres of
food plots to benefit a diversity of wildlife (2002). |
Working with the White House and the United States Congress on the
Conservation Title of the 2002 Farm Bill. It will reauthorize and
fund programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental
Quality Incentives Program, Wetland Reserve Program and the Wildlife
Habitat Incentives Program (2002). |
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Provided low-cost
seed (corn, sorghum, soybean, sunflower and winter wheat) to 5
landowners that resulted in 75 acres of food plots to benefit
a diversity of wildlife (2001).
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Worked with
Senators Trent Lott (R-MS), Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Herb Kohl
(D-WI) to provide an additional $12.5 million for the Wildlife
Habitat Incentives Program. In 1996, Senator  Cochran
introduced an amendment to the 1996 Farm Bill authorizing and
funding the program. To date, it has utilized $62.5 million to
enroll approximately 1,750,000 acres utiliznig approximately 10,750
long-term agreements. Landowners and partners contributed an additional
$37.5 million toward the program. Mississippi has received $2.7
million in funding and ranks #2 in the nation in funding from
the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. This program has enhanced
and restored 38,309 acres of fish and wildlife habitat throughout
Mississippi's 82 counties (2000).
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Provided low-cost
seed (corn, sorghum, sunflower and winter wheat) to 1 landowner
that resulted in 7 acres of food plots to benefit a diversity
of wildlife (2000).
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 Writing a column,
entitled "Conservation Corner" in the Greene County
Herald to educate people about conservation (Began in 1999).
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Provided low-cost
seed (corn, sorghum, sunflower and winter wheat) to 1 landowner
that resulted in 38 acres of food plots to benefit a diversity
of wildlife (1999).
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