Conservation: Ducks in a Crowded World
Sustaining healthy waterfowl numbers will be a great challenge as the earth's human population grows
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DU recognizes Senate agricultural committee's progress on 2012 Farm Bill
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – April 23, 2012 – Ducks Unlimited compliments the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and its chairwoman, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, on the April 20 introduction of the 2012 Farm Bill in the Senate.
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Coalition aims to direct oil, gas revenue toward conserving North Dakota's natural resources
DU has joined forces with other conservation organizations, business leaders and concerned citizens to seek dedicated funding for water, land and wildlife conservation in North Dakota.
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The Farm Bill, Ducks and You
The 2012 Farm Bill is scheduled to be reauthorized next year, and depending on the outcome, this single piece of legislation will either positively or negatively impact millions of acres of wetlands, grasslands and other waterfowl habitat across the United States.
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Stewards of the Prairie
Cattle ranchers manage much of this continent's most important waterfowl breeding habitat
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Conservation: Can we save CRP?
Without your help, this important agricultural conservation program faces an uncertain future
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Secrets to Success
DU has discovered a wealth of new information about what drives duck production on the prairies
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Policy News 3-5
DU supports strengthening hunting tradition with additional funding for Open Fields; DU volunteers, staff attend South Carolina Sportsmen's Caucus luncheon; DU thanks state of Louisiana for $2 million support of marsh restoration project; USDA to hold general CRP sign-up for second consecutive year; DU uses Farm Bill easement program to protect critical rice land habitat in California; DU and partners ask state of California, DOI to consider wetlands, waterfowl during water crisis
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DU Celebrates Second Consecutive CRP Sign-up
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced another general sign-up for CRP, which will begin March 14, 2011, and continue through April 15, 2011, marking the second year in a row that USDA has offered a general CRP sign-up.
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Policy News 2-52
DU recognizes 25th anniversary of Conservation Reserve Program
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DU salutes USDA's support, commitment to conservation on 25th anniversary of CRP
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Dec. 23, 2010 - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program. The Food Security Act of 1985 established the CRP, arguably the greatest landscape-level conservation program ever.
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Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Conservation Reserve Program provides annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to producers who take marginal cropland out of production and restore it to wildlife habitat.
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Ducks Unlimited: CRP sign-up comes at critical time for ducks
BISMARCK, N.D. - July 28, 2010 - Ducks Unlimited says the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Conservation Reserve Program general sign-up comes at a critical time for duck populations, with nesting grounds continuing to disappear. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the agency will allow new enrollments in CRP in 2010, the first time since 2006.
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Winter Wheat: The Duck-Friendly Crop
New partnership is a win-win for farmers and waterfowl.
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Americas New Farm Bill
Changes to Farm Bill programs mean your support for DU’s habitat conservation work is more vital than ever.
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Fueling the Migration
During spring, waterfowl need high-quality wetland habitat to fuel their journey to the breeding grounds.
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New CRP Practice Emphasizes Ducks
New enrollment guidelines will provide valuable nesting habitat, but significant challenges remain.
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Ducks Unlimited - Not Just for Waterfowlers
DU's conservation work supports many fish and game species in addition to ducks and geese
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CRP - Conservation Reserve Program
In 1985, spring surveys by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service placed waterfowl breeding populations at 25.6 million ducks and predicted a fall flight of 54.5 million. Mallards, pintails and blue-winged teal in particular were in trouble, with populations at or near their lowest in the 30-year history of the surveys.
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Saving the Sprig
Ducks Unlimited is pursuing an ambitious habitat conservation strategy to help bring back the pintail to its former abundance.
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