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Show Thousands off acres in Uffah revert to wildlife habitat through Federal Conservation Reserve Program On farmland that is considered Over the several MeCXHCNSKIK By Margie Aessage From Aargie Utah Regional Conference on Families Memmott past n through the Natural Resource Conservation Service and Farm challenges of single parenting. Janet Jones will discuss the Not My Child" program on identifying and preventing gang involvement. Jeff Christensen, a registered financial representative will discuss the challenges of planning for retirement. Greg Kersten from Aspen Ranch will discuss Tough Kids". Greg runs a successful program and will show us how we can be effective in dealing with tough teens. Elaine Blackburn will show us ways we can Make the Golden Years Golden. Lynda Whitlock is going to present a workshop entitled Effects of Domestic Violence on Children. Lynda will give us a childs perspective of violence in a home. Lis Barker, CCRR, is going to help us make zero to five years The Real Won- der Years". Booting Up the Brain" with reading and language. She will bring free books from KB YU for parents. Jay will present a workshop entitled Dealing with Lifes Losses. Ilene Dunn will cover CHIPMedicaid issues. rt This conference is sponsored by the (G.I.F.T.) Governors Ini- years, more than 200,000 acres in Utah have been turned into wildlife habitat, thanks to the Conservation Reserve Program administered by the federal government Educator The 5th annual central regional conference on families will be held Saturday, February 13, from 7:30 a m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Richfield High School, 510 West 100 South, Richfield. The Early Bird session begins at 7:50 a.m. and the General session begins at 9:00 a m. The theme of the conference is 99 Ways to Grow in e99 with the objectives to strengthen and empower you to face the challenges of being a family in 1999 and beyond. As always, the focus of the conference is FAMILIES and the speakers and workshops will all reflect this. Highlights of this years program include the following: The Keynote speaker James Jones is an authority on parenting skills. He's going to share his expertise and help us strengthen our skills at dealing with others. Hes also going to give four workshops to strengthen our families. The Early Bird speaker is Lynn Poul-sofrom Snow College. He will discuss ways to strengthen our marriages. In workshop sessions, he will discuss intimacy in relationships. He will welcome anonymous questions from participants. The Endnote speaker is Wednesday, February 3, 1999 Nephi, Utah dje Page 8 Service Agency. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a financial incentive to farmers to take farmland out of production for 10 years, in order to improve wildlife habitat, control erosion and improve air quality, lb qualify for the program, farmland must have been actively cultivated and meet certain soil and criteria. Farmers are required to plant the conservation reserve acreage into a mixture of grasses, legumes, forbs andor shrubs, to prevent erosion and enhance wildlife habitat. Thats where we enter in, says Leroy Mead, habitat biologist in the Division of Wildlife Resources Southeastern Region. We provide recommendations erosion- -potential on a seed mix which will be most beneficial to the wildlife in that particular area, and then share the cost of the seed with the farmer and Farm Service Agency (FSA). Conservation Center offers codling! Lone Peak Conservation tiative on Families Today which is the result of Governor LeavCencommitment to Utah and its Sometimes the itts Johns. Judy tree and straw that breaks the camels families. As Utahs First Lady, ter is offering the shrub seedlings for use in conserhack" in a family is stress. Judys Jacalyn Leavitt G.I.F.T. Governors following ingenious presentation program. vation projects such as windthe breakout workshops will This program focuses on breaks, wildlife habitat and eroshow us how humor can lighten strengthening Utahs families sion control. Purchases can be the load a little. and fosters a climate that nur- made by the public in minimum The breakout sessions include tures and enhances healthy, pos- quantities of 100 plants. While the cost is low at an talented and knowledgeable itive, caring family interaction in speakers as well. Heres a sam- all different compositions of fam- average price of 65 cents, the pling: Dixie Rasmussen, local ilies. Mrs. Leavitt feels that peo- seedlings are not suitable for will discuss wom- ple all over America are seeking landscaping purposes, explains en's health issues. Judy Harris deeper value-basesolutions to Glen Beagle, conservation center will help us get a handle on and the social dilemmas we all face. coordinator. The state nursery control our use of credit. Judie For more information about produces unique plants meeting Erickson will help us identify this conference in Richfield, call conservation needs for most aror 9262 eas of the state and we proudly eating disorders and moderate a candid panel discussion on the ext. 270. label them a Product of Utah.1 6sn Orders may be placed directly with the Lone Peak Seedling CUSINytli I STOW-I-T FEATURES .0 ,c Nursery or through one of six drMng you wuU? Steel Construction Heavy Duty Forestry, Fire and State Lands Convenient. Secure. Affordable area offices. For a complete listFast Delivery A Fu8 Swmj Doors ing and description of seedlings Ground Level Access call the state nursery at (801) low-co- st UlahStot 9 I! l 1 VNK Do you have tips for growing quality cauliflower? Gunnison sage grouse in San actu- Do you have tips for growing quality celery and cauliflower ? Answer by: Dan Drost, Utah State University Extension Veg- ally pays 50 percent of the seeding costs, with the other 50 percent picked up by the FSA. The result is that the fanner incurs no cost whatsoever for the seed mix. On big game ranges, the Division generally pitches in 25 percent and the FSA contributes 50 percent, leaving the farmer with only a quarter of the expense. The Division pays its portion of the cost from Wildlife Habitat Authorization funds provided by etable Part Specialist dry out. Moisture stress is the main cause of stringy, tough stalks. Celery also requires large amounts of fertilizer. Apply a complete fertilizer with the compost and then after transplanting, apply onehalf tablespoon of nitrogen fertilizer per four plants every two weeks throughout the summer. Tbo little fertilizer will not allow the stalks to grow tall and succulent Harvest whole plants when they begin to size by cutting them below the soil. Some gardeners blanch celery with paper wraps, soil mounding around the plants or by growing them in a drain tile. Blanching does not affect flavor but does tighten the color of the stalks. Direct column topic questions to Donna Falkenborg, Utah 2, Celery Celery and cauliflower can be two of Hie more difficult vegetables to grow successfully in the vegetable garden. Both are crops that prefer temperatures in the 6070F range for best performance. At higher temperaanglers, hunters, trappers and tures, cauliflower will not head Wildlife Heritage Certificate normally and celery will produce tough, buyers. The Division of Wildlife Re- woody stalks. Both require adesources receives a number of quate supplies of water and ferbenefits from the Conservation tilizer for optimal performance. Here are some of the particuReserve Program, Mead said, benefits wildlife lar that things you can try to encourexplaining because seed mixes are tailored age sweet tender stalks of celery. Celery requires from 100120 State University Extension, specifically for the wildlife species in the area. days after transplanting to ma- 0500 Old Main Hill, Logan UT Phone Another benefit is that during ture. Therefore, plant it out ear- 84322-050fax: the program, the CRP ly in the spring several weeks donnafext.usu.edu. acreage draws big game away before the last frost. from neighboring farms which It is best to start with transare cultivating cash crops, result- plants. These require 12 weeks ing in fewer depredation prob- to be of sufficient size for plantlems and damage settlements, ing in the garden. When plantMead said. ing out, be sure to incorporate This program has opened up plenty of compost or wellrotted more than 200,000 acres to wild- manure. 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