NRCS Seeks Public Comment on 8 Conservation Practices

NRCS Seeks Public Comment on 8 Conservation Practices

USDA Celebrates 10 Years of Climate Hubs as Biden-Harris Administration Leads Historic Climate Agenda

A decade of success. The USDA Climate Hubs celebrates 10 years of helping famers and others make climate-informed decisions.

USDA Invests Approximately $11.5 Million in Composting and Food Waste Reduction Projects in 23 States

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing approximately $11.5 million in 38 cooperative agreements that support innovative, scalable waste management plans to reduce and divert food waste from landfills.

Join us for Oregon USDA’s Beginning Farmer Ranchers: In The Know 2024 virtual events

Join us for Oregon USDA’s Beginning Farmer Ranchers: In The Know Virtual Events 2024.

NRCS Oregon Announces Funding Available for Organic Transition Initiative

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon announces funding available for the Organic Transition Initiative. Apply by February 2 to be considered in the current round of funding. 

USDA Increases Minimum Annual Payment for Conservation Stewardship Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the minimum annual payment for agricultural producers participating in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) from $1,500 to $4,000 starting in fiscal year 2024.

NRCS Oregon Awards Three New RCPP Projects to Receive $17.2M as Part of Unprecedented $1 Billion National Investment

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon awarded three new RCPP projects for $17.2M. 

Oregon Soil Monitoring Initiative: Year 1

Expanding Soils Monitoring in Oregon to enhance drought assessments and compliment modeling related to evaporative demand, streamflow, and surface runoff. Soil monitoring was established at 3 existing SNOTEL sites in 2023.

FACT SHEET: USDA Streamlines Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Invests Unprecedented $1 Billion in 81 Conservation Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making historic investments to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and streamlining the program to make it work better for producers and partners. This combination will deliver conservation at a scale never before achieved through RCPP.

Restoring Forests Through the Elk Creek Watershed Restoration Partnership Project

NRCS Oregon, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Tiller Ranger District, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and other project partners worked together to establish the Elk Creek Watershed Restoration Partnership Project.