US Department of Agriculture has money for area farmers

The United States Department of Agriculture is now taking applications from Florida farmers and ranchers in the Apalachicola River watershed for a conservation partnership program.

The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers Conservation Partnership Project is designed to improve water quality and quantity through projects like installing fencing, central pivot irrigation, sprinkler retro-fits and the planting of cover crops to reduce erosion.

$4 million dollars have been allocated for the efforts.

Eligible farmers and ranchers in Jackson, Calhoun and parts of Liberty, Franklin and Gadsden counties can apply for funding until December 18, 2015.

Farmers can get more information on how the program will work at the NRCS area office at 4155 Hollis Drive in Marianna.

You can call them at 482-2002.

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