The Granville Steward

Bi-Annual Newsletter Fall/Winter 2016

Granville Soil and Water Receives $50,100 in Cost-Share Funds and $30,330 in Technical Funds

In August, the District supervisors re-ceived notice that the N.C. Soil and Water Commission and the N.C. Department of Ag-riculture had allocated $50,100.00 for Best Management Practices and $30,330.00 for Technical Assistance to Granville County.

This year emphasis will be placed on helping both livestock and crop producers to reduce nutrients from entering streams. We will cost-share with beef and dairy pro-ducers in fencing out streams, construct-ing stream crossings and watering facilities (wells, pumps and watering troughs). We

will also cost-share for converting cropland to grass for hay. There will also be funds for waterways, field borders, terraces, di-version, strip cropping and sod-based rota-tion. Tree planting on cropland is also in-cluded in the program, as well as, pasture renovation and removal of sediment from ag ponds.

If you have a concern on your farm and would like some technical and cost-share assistance, please call us at (919) 693-4603, ext. 3 or warren.daniel@gran-villecounty.org

REWARDING THE BEST: ENCOURAGING THE RESTCSP provides technical and financial assistance to farmers by rewarding their existing con-servation efforts on the land. Every farm is evaluated by a field verification and planning visit to record conservation practices that are already being implemented. These and future agreed to efforts are then converted to a point system that results in a stewardship payment. A self-screening checklist filled out by the producer will determine if he/she has been addressing the minimum conservation resource concerns on the farm to be eligible.

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What is CSP - Conservation Stewardship Program?

GRANVILLESOIL AND WATERCONSERVATION

DISTRICT(919) 693-4603

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSRonnie D. Burnette

ChairmanRandall Guthrie

Vice ChairHenry B. Hagwood

SecretaryJason Dixon

MemberJames Jones

Member

DISTRICT PERSONNELJessica Fields

District Secretary

Warren D. DanielDistrict Director

USDANATURAL RESOURCESCONSERVATION SERVICE

Diana A. LewisDistrict Conservationist

Rusty RenshawSoil Conservation Technician

The Granville Soil & Water Con-servation District and The Natural Resources Conservation Service provide leadership in a partner-ship effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.

An Equal OpportunityProvider and Employer.

ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2015-JUNE 30, 2016

This is the Annual Report of the Granville Soil and Water Conservation District for the fiscal year 2015-2016. The Granville Soil and Water Con-servation District continues to promote conservation practices. Eighty-one investigations were performed this year.

1. Pond sites/existing problems.2. Poor drainage in housing areas.3. Erosion from surface runoff.

North Carolina Ag Cost-Share contracts totaled 13 applicants and $46,247.00.

District Highlights

The District sponsored and participated in the following:• Sent two newsletters• No-till Grass Planter, 22 renters and 254.6 acres• District made contribution to the Area IV Envirothon• District participated in Leadership Granville Ag Day• District had one team to compete in the Area IV Envirothon in Nash County• Sponsored one student for the Resource Conservation Workshop at NC State

Technical practices were installed as follows:• 10 ponds contracted were completed • 1 Stream Protection Well installed • 587 feet of Stream Protection Fencing installed• 6 Watering Tanks installed• 2.9 acres of Grass Waterways installed• 1 acre of Grassed Fieldborders installed• 39.9 acres of Cropland Conversion installed• 2.8 acres of Sod based rotation installed• Total of $63,421.00 of contracts installed

USDA-NRCS Cost Share and Contract Report

• Granville 2016 CRP-Sign up 49 (18 contracts)—total contract payments $113,820—243 acres

EQIP Environmental Quality Incentive ProgramCost Share Practices Paid-2016

• Pasture Planting• Prescribed Grazing• Prescribed Burning• Pumping Plant• Hi Tunnels TOTAL DOLLARS• Micro-irrigation $34,448.00

Granville EQUIP 2016 Contracts (3 Contracts)

• Hi Tunnels for Vegetables $ 8,190.00• Micro-irrigation $ 2,464.00• Forestry $11,742.00 $22,396.00

Pictured is Ronnie Burnette receiving his plaque from Danielle Adams, Area Chairman, Dur-ham SWCD and NC Soil and Water Commissioner Wayne Collier, signifying 20 years of service to Granville County as District Supervisor on the Soil and Water Conservation District Board. The plaque was presented at the Area IV Fall Meeting held in Durham, NC and was hosted by the Durham Soil and Water District.

Season’s Greetingsfrom all of us

at theGranville Soiland WaterDistrict

The Granville Soil and Water District has received their 2016-2017 NC Agriculture Cost-Share allocation for installing agriculture best management practices. One of the most popular cost-share practices in the last few years has been the sediment removal from agriculture ponds. The Soil and Water District can pay 75% of the actual cost not to exceed $3000. This picture show Warren Daniel (Granville Soil and Water District Rep.) and Billy Sizemore (landowner) signing his request for payment in front of the pond where sediment was removed. This pond was constructed 30 to 40 years ago and its primary purpose is for irrigation. For more information on pond clean-out contact Warren Daniel at the Granville Soil and Water District. Phone 919-693-4603 extension 3 or warren.daniel@granvillecounty.org

CSP — From Page 1

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?All sizes and types of operations are eligible for enrollment. Ten percent of available acre-age is targeted toward enrolling beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, and mili-tary veterans receive an additional preference within those targeted groups.WHEN DO I SIGN UP?Applications are accepted on an on-going ba-sis throughout the year, but NRCS will select a cut-off date each year, at which time they will start reviewing and ranking applica-tions for that year. Contracts last five years, and have the option to renew for another five

years before the first contract ends. When you apply, you compete based on how good your conservation performance is now, plus how much you are willing to do to address natu-ral resource concerns identified as priority concerns in your state of region by your state NRCS office.WHY ENROLL?CSP provides financial incentives to support the active management of your current con-servation work plus support you as you build upoin that and integrate advanced conserva-tion into your operation.

Mr. Larry Bullock, CSP participants, during a field verification with NRCS area conservationist, Brian Short.

The Granville Soil and Water Conservation District is happy to announce that we will be giving away a prize to the first person who mails in the puzzle with the correct answers. No phone calls please! Limit one winner per household per year. Address entries to: Puzzles 518 Lewis Street, Oxford, NC 27565

Fall/Winter Puzzle

1. A favorite type of fish found in farm ponds are ______________.

2. A ______________ is a vegetated area found between a field and a stream.

3. ___________ is a type of pine.

4. ______________ is a type of tree that is found a lot near a fence line.

5. A ______________ is a rodent that causes problems in a pond dam.

6. The North Carolina State Flower is ______________.

7. Soil loss on cropland is measured by the ____________.

8. _____________ is another name for the water table.

1. A riparian forest buffer is an area of trees and shrubs located adjacent to streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands.

2. Woody vegetation buffers provide food and cover for wildlife.

3. Periodic harvesting of some of the trees in a buffer becomes an important activity for maintaining plant health and buffer function.

4. A filter strip is an area of grass or other permanent vegetation used to reduce sediment, organics, nutrients, pesticides, and other contaminants from runoff and to maintain or improve water quality.

5. Filter strips intercept undesirable contaminants from runoff before they enter a body of water.

6. Filter strips should not be mowed until after the nesting season.

7. Mowing of filter strips encourages dense vegetation.

8. Herbaceous wind barriers are tall grass and other non-woody plants established in a 1 to 2 row narrow strips spaced across the field perpendicular to normal wind direction.

9. Herbaceous wind barriers reduce wind velocity across the field and intercept wind-borne soil particles.

10. Herbaceous wind barriers are used on cropland and other land where wind-associated problems occur.

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ANSWERS ANSWERS

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SOUTHERN STATESCOOPERATIVE, INC.

Oxford Service 607 Hillsboro StreetOxford, North Carolina 27565

Phone: (919) 693-6136Fax: (919) 603-0036

Thank you for your business!

Daniel J. BlileySoil and Land Use Consultant

614 South Second St.Smithfield, NC 27577

Tel. 919-934-8610

Soils investigation for on-site sewage disposaland general land planning.

MORTON & SHERMANIMPLEMENT COMPANY

693-3196

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Parts and Service

Roxboro Road Oxford, NC

RENNIE L. WILKINSGrading & Excavating Contractor

License No. 19328

50 years experience with modern equipmentand professional supervision

PHONE: 693-7982 - Oxford, NC 27565

THANKS TO ALL THE SPONSORS FOR SPONSORING THIS NEWSLETTER.

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