Hamblen Soil Conservation District

10/07/2024

02/07/2022

Tree Day for 2022 is Saturaday, March 19th!

Use the map markers below to find your preferred tree pick-up location. Then, click the associated link to reserve trees.

01/13/2022

The Hamblen Soil & Water Conservation District participated in the annual 2022 Future Ready Expo, teaching 8th grade students from both Hamblen County and Jefferson County High Schools about careers in Agriculture.

02/13/2021

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/12/bidens-climate-change-plan-pay-farmers-to-cut-carbon-footprint.html?fbclid=IwAR0dabtqKSR45FIUcU2pUEyVe9wwH4hUhKnUCYK4ngnPxlAdBbpLnfKOjQI

President Biden has called on U.S. farmers to lead the way in offsetting greenhouse gas emissions to battle climate change.

02/12/2021

The Hamblen Soil Conservation District will be conducting an election of supervisors on March 8th - 12th, 2021, each day from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. at the NRCS office, located at 369 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Pkwy. Morristown, Tennessee.
Any person, firm or corporation who holds legal or equitable title to any lands within Hamblen County may vote in this election. This includes owners of a lot, acreage, home, condominium, or any real property. Both husband and wife may vote separately, as well as joint owners of a firm or corporation.
Covid19 precautions will be taken. Please stay 6 feet apart from other voters outside your household or business.

02/05/2021

USDA NRCS in Tennessee Announces Application Deadline for FY2021 Conservation Stewardship Program-Classic
Deadline to Apply is March 26, 2021

NASHVILLE, February 5, 2021 – The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is encouraging Tennessee agricultural producers who want to enhance current conservation effort to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)-Classic, formerly known as CSP-General.

The full news release can be found attached to this email and on the Tennessee NRCS website by clicking here.

NASHVILLE, February 5, 2021 – The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is encouraging Tennessee agricultural producers who want to enhance current conservation effort to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)-Classic, formerly known as...

12/08/2020

https://www.farmers.gov/cfap

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 will provide direct relief to eligible producers who have suffered losses due to COVID-19.

08/19/2020

FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY BUSINESSES ANNOUNCED

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) joins Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group in announcing new financial relief programs for businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’ve seen how the economic impacts of COVID-19 have affected all types of businesses,” Governor Lee said. “The Financial Stimulus Accountability Group has been working since April to ensure proper fiscal management of stimulus funds, and these relief programs can be game changers for many agricultural and forestry businesses.”

TDA has established the Coronavirus Agricultural and Forestry Business (CAFB) Fund to help ensure stability of the food supply chain and agribusiness economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are accepted between August 17 and August 31, 2020.

“Agriculture was not immune to the economic impact of COVID-19,” Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said. “It is Tennessee’s number one industry and we’re grateful that our leaders recognize its importance to the state’s economic recovery. This relief will be helping farm and forestry families sustain their small businesses, employ others, and continue to feed, clothe, and shelter all citizens of Tennessee.”

The fund will provide financial assistance to agricultural, food, forestry, and nonprofit agricultural entities in Tennessee. Eligible categories include business disruption, cost associated with pandemic response, supply chain enhancement, and increased meat processing capacity. Priority will be given to applicants who have not received COVID-19 relief funding from other available relief programs.

Grant applicants must demonstrate business disruption impact from March 1, 2020 to December 30, 2020. Businesses that receive financial assistance from the CAFB Fund are not required to repay the funds. Funding is disbursed on a reimbursement basis. Applicants can expect to be notified of their application status by September 15, 2020.

CAFB Fund details can be found at tncaresact.tn.gov/tda. Contact TDA’s Business Development Division at 615-837-5160 with questions.

Coronavirus Agricultural and Forestry Business Fund (CAFB Fund) On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which established the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund. Amounts paid to States, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and eligible units of local governme...

07/09/2020

Summer Earth Team Volunteers Make an Impact in Hamblen County
In cooperation with the Hamblen Soil Conservation District, AmeriCorps, and the NRCS Morristown Service Center, Earth Team volunteers Samuel Poisal, senior at Morristown East High School, and Hayley Loggans, senior at Morristown West have seized the opportunity to make a difference in their community.
Both students have spent their summer assisting NRCS District Conservationist, Patty McCloud and Soil Conservationist, Addison Davidson with site visits and community outreach, while gaining experience in the field and learning the fundamentals of soil health stewardship. Hayley and Samuel have also assisted Grainger SCD Soil Technician, Allison Davidson with writing conservation plans, and entering the information in CD and CART. Both have worked on assessments in CART and identified the SWAPA resource concerns.
Hayley and Samuel serve as “Reporter” for their school’s FFA program, and are involved in student leadership through agricultural career development. Both students plan to further their education at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee and then on to post-secondary institutions after graduation. Both students have said “Their experience as Earth Team volunteers has been very rewarding by making a meaningful contribution for a better environment and a brighter future”.

03/23/2020

This week, the National Conservation Partnership held discussions and agreed to send a joint message on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Beginning Monday, March 23, USDA service centers will be instituting locked door policies, with no public access to USDA offices. One employee per agency will be permitted in the office (one conservation district employee, one NRCS employee, one FSA employee, etc.) on a rotating schedule. High-risk employees will not be subject to rotation during this full telework plan.

There is work to be done, and our field work will continue, but we must adapt to support getting this work done with limited personal contact. It is of the utmost importance that we all do our part to limit the exposure and spread of COVID-19.

For farmers, the best source of information is farmers.gov/coronavirus . We’re continuing to update information on the operations status of our Service Centers and what programs and services are currently available.

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05/17/2019

https://www.history.com/shows/the-american-farm

Shot on location across the country, “The American Farm” is an authentic portrait of the fight to go from seed to stalk, and from farm to fork. The HISTORY series presents an up-close look at one full year of family farming, told through an unprecedented year on the ground, capturing breathtakin...