January 2004AGROFORESTRY NEWSLINE >>> January, 2004
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News on the science and practice of temperate agroforestry in North
America, brought to you by the Association for Temperate Agroforestry
(AFTA).
=============================================== IN THIS EDITION: *AFTA Launches Expanded Website
*Update on First World Congress of Agroforestry
*New Canadian Agroforestry Degree Program in French
*USDA Proposed Rule for Conservation Security Program
*Funding Slashed for Forest Land Enhancement Program
*USDA Buffer Initiative Surpasses 1.5 Million Miles Planted
=============================================== AFTA Expands Information Resource on New Website
www.aftaweb.org
The Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA) has launched a new
website which offers more information on temperate agroforestry than its
previous site. For the first time, AFTA's quarterly newsletter, The
Temperate Agroforester, is available online. Back issues can also be
searched and viewed. Other information resources include a searchable
database of agroforestry-related activities by US and Canadian institutions,
searchable index of papers presented at all North American Agroforestry
Conferences, and listings of new websites, publications and meetings of
interest to agroforesters. Update on First World Congress of Agroforestry
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/wca/newsletters/1stworldcongress2.htm
The First World Congress of Agroforestry, June 27- July 2, 2004 in
Orlando, Florida will be an event of international significance for the
agroforestry community. Visit the link above to read the latest Congress
newsletter and find the most current information. Canadian University Offers First French Agroforestry Degree
www.cuslm.ca/agroforesterie.pdf
The Faculty of Forestry at the Universite de Moncton in Edmundston, New
Brunswick, Canada will offer the first French-language undergraduate
degree course in agroforestry in North America, starting in 2004. The five
year course of study is designed to prepare students for international work
in temperate or tropical climates. More information is available (in
French) at www.umce.ca/foresterie. USDA Publishes Proposed Rule for Conservation Security Program
www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/farmbill/2002/pdf/cspsummary.pdf
www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/farmbill/2002/pdf/cspfact.pdf
USDA has released the proposed rule for the Conservation Security
Program created by the 2002 Farm Bill. This new program rewards
producers who pro-actively adopt conservation practices, including (in
states where available) alley cropping, riparian buffers and windbreaks.
The links above point to a summary of the proposed rule and also a
factsheet on CSP; more information is also available on the NRCS site.
Written comments on the proposed rule are invited for 60 days; see the
factsheet for details. Funding Slashed for Forest Land Enhancement Program
www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/flep.shtml
Private forestland owners may lose a significant funding opportunity
originally intended to encourage sustainable forest management, including
forest farming and silvopasture agroforestry. Money allocated for the new
program was reduced to $10 million after $40 million of the original
allocation was diverted to pay for fire fighting on federal lands. The cut in
available funds will not affect landowners approved for cost-share projects
in 2003, but will reduce or eliminate new landowner participation in 2004
and beyond. USDA Buffer Initiative Surpasses 1.5 Million Miles Planted
http://nacdnet.org/buffers/
The latest issue of "BufferNotes" chronicles the accomplishments of the
USDA Buffer Initiative. As of November 30, 2003, the most recent report
available, a total of 1,516,123 miles of buffers, or 5,458,041 acres, have
been installed during the initiative. The majority of the miles in the
initiative – 743,058 – have come under the continuous Conservation
Reserve Program. That is equivalent to 2,675,010 acres. About 20 percent
of the total, 539,538 acres, is from Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Program (CREP) enrollments. ================================================
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