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USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program general signup for 2024

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Mangum – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that runs through March 29. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat while achieving other conservation benefits, including sequestering carbon and improving water quality and soil health.

WOSC holding Rural Confluence Scholarship contest

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Western Oklahoma State College in Altus is holding a Rural Confluence Scholarship contest. For this contest, students must complete an essay over one of the following topics: Importance of rural STEM education; Impacts of climate-related issues, such as drought, on rural communities; Importance of agriculture education in rural communities; or Management (control) of water resources in Western Oklahoma - should laws place restrictions on personal and/or business water use?