NRCS reminds ranchers and farmers of new wetlands rules

RBC I Tiffany Jehorek, the district conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Meeker reminds area ranchers and farmers that the new Farm Bill has established changes relative to wetlands in Rio Blanco County.
Feb. 7 was the new wetland conversion trigger date. Wetlands converted prior to that date are not subject to the wetland compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 (the Act) for PS eligibility. (This does not apply…