RWS Leaderboard
Ag News
Federal govt pledges money for sage grouse in West
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to allocate up to $16 million through two programs to encourage farmers and ranchers in 11 western states to protect sage grouse and its habitat. The funding announcement comes a week after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the sage grouse deserves federal protection, but won't be listed because other species were in greater danger. Landowners can sign up until April 23 with county Natural Resources Conservation Service offices to seek money. Sage grouse live in the sagebrush in California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and western Canada.

© 2010 The Nebraska Rural Radio Association. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Page Sponsors
Providing farm and ranch real estate services.
A successful growing season begins here
Central Nebraska Team Penning bringing team penning back to central Nebraska.
Kearney Yamaha-Kawasaki Bill's Volume Sales MRK Inc Wyoming Home KRVN On the road for agriculture  
RWS Leaderboard