2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs - At A Glance

2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs

Updated 05.26.09

The conservation provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) will affect farmers for years to come. The new provisions build on the conservation gains made by landowners over the past decade. They simplify existing programs and create new programs to address high priority environmental protection goals.

2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs At a Glance

These Adobe PDF documents are overviews of the 2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation program changes.

Program

 At a Glance
Agricultural Management Assistance Program AMA At a Glance  (PDF; 43KB)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative Chesapeake Bay At A Glance (PDF, 52KB)
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) CIG At a Glance   (PDF; 43KB)
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program FRPP At a Glance  (PDF; 43KB)
Grassland Reserve Program GRP At a Glance   (PDF; 52KB)
Healthy Forest Reserve Program HFRP At a Glance  (PDF; 51KB)
Socially Disadvantaged Ranchers Beginning Farmers SDRBR At a Glance (PDF; 52KB)
Watershed Rehabilitation Program Rehab At A Glance (PDF; 63KB)
Wetlands Reserve Program WRP At A Glance (PDF; 43KB)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program WHIP At a Glance (PDF; 51KB)

2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs Related Topics

These Adobe PDF files are overviews of topics related to the 2008 NRCS Farm Bill programs.

Topic

At a Glance
Adjusted Gross Income Provisions AGI At A Glance (PDF; 43KB)
Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Forestry At A Glance (PDF; 52KB)
Organic Farming Organic Farming At a Glance (PDF; 52KB)
Specialty Crops Specialty Crops At a Glance (PDF; 51KB)
State Technical Committees State Technical Committees At a Glance (PDF; 50KB)
Technical Service Providers TSP At A Glance (PDF; 52KB)