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<b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#001589">Conservation Planning Intensive for Veterans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will host a Conservation Planning Intensive workshop this spring in Montana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">In this two-day workshop, we will learn more about soil and water conservation efforts to improve your farm as well as programs available through the NRCS and Soil and Water Conservation Districts. We will work on
 developing conservation goals and a five-year conservation plan for your farm. We will also learn how to apply for conservation programs such as the NRCS EQIP. We will participate in implementing two EQIP programs at two separate farms in Northeastern Montana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#001589;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">This workshop will take place in Scobey, Montana, May 16-17, 2022</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">. It
 is open to military veterans and their spouse or farm partner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:#F8F8F8;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">APPLY NOW at
<a href="https://www.armedtofarm.org/apply/">armedtofarm.org/apply</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:#F8F8F8;vertical-align:baseline"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#001589;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Partners and Sponsors</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">NCAT is organizing and hosting this Armed to Farm event with support from USDA NIFA’s AgVets program, Ranchin’ Vets, Rhone‘s Farm Retreat LLC, Scobey Community Resource Center, and Daniels County USDA Natural Resource
 Conservation Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#001589;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Questions?</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">Please contact Tammy Howard at <a href="mailto:tammyh@ncat.org">
tammyh@ncat.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#001489;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Robyn Metzger</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E">Program Specialist/Armed to Farm Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">National Center for Appropriate Technology</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></a><a href="https://www.armedtofarm.org/"><span style="color:#0070C0">ARMEDTOFARM.ORG</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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