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NASHVILLE, March 23, 2020 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
USDA Service Centers throughout Tennessee will continue to be open for business by phone appointment only and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing.
“While our program delivery staff will continue to come into the office, they will be working with our producers by phone, email and using online tools whenever possible,” said Sheldon Hightower, Tennessee State Conservationist. “All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any other Service Center agency are required to call their Service Center to schedule a phone appointment.”
In the event a Service Center is closed, producers can receive assistance from the closest alternate Service Center by phone. The following Service Centers in Tennessee are closed: Dickson and Lawrenceburg. These employees are working from an alternate location and can continue to provide services remotely. Please contact an alternate Service Center for immediate assistance. Producers can find Service Center phone numbers at farmers.gov/service-center-locator 
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Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) agencies continue to look at the flexibilities to deliver programs on behalf of producers, just as they have in past situations, such as natural disasters. Farmers are resilient and FPAC agencies will continue to deliver the farm safety net programs and resource conservation programs that keep American agriculture in business today and long into the future.
Online services are available to customers with an eAuthorization account, which provides access to the farmers.gov portal where producers can view USDA farm loan information and payments and view and track certain USDA program applications and payments. Online NRCS services are available to customers through the Conservation Client Gateway. Customers can track payments, report completed practices, request conservation assistance, and electronically sign documents. Customers who do not already have an eAuth account can enroll at farmers.gov/sign-in .
For the most current updates on available services and Service Center status visit farmers.gov/coronavirus .
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HELPING PEOPLE HELP THE LAND
DeKalb County Soil Conservation District
Semi-Annual Narrative Report for January 1, 1942
During the week of January 27, 1941 meetings were held throughout the County to explain the work a Soil Conservation District and to determine the interest for such a District in DeKalb County. The total attendance for these meetings were approximately 450.
On March 15, 1941 a referendum was held. The vote was approximately 370 for the district and 14 against the district.
Mr. Pitt Rowland and Mr. C. B. Williams were appointed by the State Soil Conservation committee. On July 5, 1941 an election was held for the remaining supervisors. Mr. E. L. Puckett, Mr. Walter H. Cantrell, and Mr. John L. Pedigo were elected. Mr. Pedigo later sold his farm and moved away from the County. Mr. A. T. Luna, having the next highest in the voting, filled his place.
The boundries for the District remain the whole of DeKalb County. The actual work with the farmers began about October 1, 1941.
The attitudes of the farmers in the District has been very favorable. This is shown by the large number of applications and the number in attendance at meetings.
The attitude of the press, bankers, and business men of the District is shown by the number of business men that already have plans on their farms and the applications received from others. Each week the local paper carries a front page article "Doin's With The DeKalb County Soil Conservation District". The article tells of the activities of the District such as the names of the farms planned that week, the total plans to date, the acres to date, the farms soiled mapped, announcements of group meetings and other things of interest in the District.
The major problems of the Supervisors in handling the affairs of the District is the lack of experience in such work and the lack of time due to other activities. The Soil Conservation Service has been writing the farm plans and making the conservation survey maps. The Soil Conservation Service and the Extension Service in the educational work. All the agricultural agencies in the County have shown a fine spirit of cooperation. These include the SCS, Extension Service, FSA, AAA, and Vocational Agriculture.
The Supervisors held four committee meetings and four meetings with farmers.
Ninety applications were received comprising a total of 7,500 acres. Plans were on 22 farms for a total of 2,175 acres. Conservation surveys were made on 30 farms for 3,165 acres.
One 6 foot terracing blade, 2 lime spreaders, and 4 slip-scrapers were loaned by the Soil Conservation Service.
No material has been received from the Soil Conservation Service but the District is expecting to receive approximately 40,000 trees, 1,500 pounds of sericea lespedeza seeds and 10,000 kudzu crowns. A large part of this has been obligated by the District.
E. L. Puckett, Secretary, Treasurer
The Dekalb County Soil Conservation has a no-till drill for rent.
The drill rents at $100 a day with 15 acres free with a down payment of $100. After the 15 acres is drilled the cost of acres is $7.50 per acre.
If you are interested in renting the drill, call the soil conservation office at 615-597-8226 x 3 or come by the office at 647 Bright Hill Road. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. Out of office for lunch 11:00 - 12:00.
THE DRILL IS AVAILABLE TO BE RENTED OUT NOW.
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