News Releases
October 2023
October 26, 2023 - USDA Offers Conservation Assistance to Landowners to Protect Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands
October 25, 2023 - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2024 CSP & EQIP Applications through December 8, 2023
October 12, 2023 - NRCS Announces Recipients of State-Level Conservation Innovation Grants
June 2023
June 14, 2023 - USDA NRCS Announces Nearly $15 Million Available to Protect and Improve Migratory Bird Habitat
May 2023
May 15, 2023 - NRCS Announces $75 Million to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic as Part of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative
May 11, 2023 - USDA NRCS in Arkansas Announces Sign-Up for Small Farm and Urban Agriculture Conservation Opportunities
April 2023
April 21, 2023- Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 Applications for the War Eagle Creek Watershed Initiative RCPP Project
April 21, 2023- Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 Applications for the Conjunctive Water Use Protects Mid-South Aquifers RCPP Project
April 14, 2023- USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers in Arkansas Impacted by Recent Storms and Tornadoes
April 6, 2023- USDA Awards Innovations in Climate-Smart Agriculture, Soil Health, and Nutrient Management
March 2023
March 9, 2023- USDA Requests Public Input on Key Water Quality Initiatives
February 2023
February 28, 2023- USDA's Natural Conservation Service Accepting 2023 CSP Applications through March 31, 2023
February 28, 2023- USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in 2023
February 24, 2023- USDA Natural Resources Service Accepting 2023 EQIP Applications through March 24 for two Arkansas Water Quality Projects
February 14, 2023-Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture
February 6, 2023- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 EQIP- High Tunnel Applications through March. 13, 2023
January 2023
January 31, 2023- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting EQIP Applications through March 01, 2023, for Arkansas Water Quality Project
January 10, 2023- USDA Invests Nearly $4.7 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banks
January 10, 2023- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting EQIP Applications through February 8, 2023, for Two Arkansas Water Quality Projects
December 2022
December 20, 2022- Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 Applications for Arkansas Louisiana Conservation Delivery Network Open Pine Landscape Restoration RCPP Project
December 20, 2022- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 Applications for Two Regional Conservation Partnership Program Projects in Arkansas
November 2022
November 17, 2022- USDA Requests Public Input on Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act Funding
November 21, 2022- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting EQIP Applications through Dec 23, 2022, for Three Arkansas Water Quality Projects
October 2022
Oct 13, 2022 - USDA Offers Conservation Assistance to Landowners to Protect Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands
September 2022
Sep 27, 2022 - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 EQIP Applications through Nov. 4, 2022
Sep 22, 2022 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment in Partnerships for 70 Climate-Smart Commodities and Rural Projects
August 2022
Aug 23, 2022 - USDA Investing $197 Million in Partner-Driven, Locally led Conservation
Aug 23, 2022 - USDA Boosts Conservation on Grazing Lands and Support for Farmers and Ranchers
Aug 16, 2022 - USDA Announces New Opportunities to Improve Nutrient Management
Aug 2, 2022 - USDA Increases Funding for Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems
June 2022
Jun 3, 2022 - USDA Seeks Proposals for Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership
April 2022
Apr 21, 2022 - USDA Announce $95.9 Million Investment in 19 Watershed Infrastructure Projects in Arkansas
Apr 12, 2022 - Arkansas NRCS Solicits Conservation Innovation Grant Proposals
Apr 11, 2022 - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Funding to Establish and Improve Waterfowl Habitat in Arkansas
March 2022
Mar 16, 2022 - USDA Sets April 15 Application Cutoff for CSP Renewals
February 2022
Feb 14, 2022 - USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in 2022
Feb 8, 2022 - USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America
January 2022
Jan 14, 2022 - USDA Invests $50 Million in Partnerships to Improve Equity in Conservation Programs, Address Climate Change
Jan 13, 2022 - USDA to Invest up to $225 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation on Agricultural and Forest Land
Jan 12, 2022 - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2022 Applications for Financial Assistance with Four Arkansas RCPP Projects
Jan 4, 2022 - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2022 EQIP- Cover Crop Initiative Applications through Jan. 18, 2022
