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Cruzan cowgirl watching over Senepol cattle grazing at Annaly Farms on St. Croix, USVI, July 14, 2022.

Caribbean Update Newsletter

Since July 2011, NRCS Caribbean has produced a bimonthly newsletter in both English and Spanish, highlighting USDA projects, programs and activities throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  • October 2022 (English, Spanish) - Hurricane Fiona assistance, local grant awards, updating farm records, Hispanic Heritage month and more!
  • September 2022 (English, Spanish) - Hurricane Fiona assistance, grant awards in the Caribbean, update farm records, loan availability, National Hispanic Heritage Month and more!
  • August 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Available grants & loans, water infrastructure improvement, conservation covers, career outreach and more!
  • July 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Conservation Districts' meetings and awards, Farmer outreach, Funding availability, Environmental education and more!
  • June 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Grants & funding availability, Pollinator protection, Community outreach and more!
  • May 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Available grants, Climate monitoring, Farmer Conservationists of the Year, Drought assistance, Outreach activities and more!
  • April 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Online tools, Funding availability, Earth Day and more!
  • March 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Celebrating Forests, Farmers & Water; Añasco Dam repair; Outreach activities; Funding availability and more!
  • February 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Drought monitor, Funding availability, Black History Month, Grant awards and more!
  • January 2022 (EnglishSpanish) - Accomplishments summary, Grant awards, Funding availability, Assistance for Beginning & Veteran Farmers, and more!
  • December 2021 (EnglishSpanish) - Online assistance, World Soil Day, funding availability, grant awards and more!
  • November 2021 (EnglishSpanish) - 2022 Program signup, Soils training, County Committee elections, funding availability and more!
  • October 2021 (EnglishSpanish) - New tools, 2022 Program signup, funding availability, success stories and more!
  • September 2021 (EnglishSpanish) - USDA Caribbean Update: Program signup, funding availability, training, resource guides, technical assistance
  • July - August 2021 (EnglishSpanish) - USDA Caribbean Update: Technical assistance, funding availability and training
  • May - June 2021 (EnglishSpanish) - New consolidated USDA Caribbean Update: Drought relief, Farmer outreach, Funding availability & more!
  • March - April 2021 (English) - New RCPP project, Coffee farmers' workshops, Community outreach, Drought update, Grant awards & funding and more!
  • January - February 2021 (English) - Grant funding, Program signups, Professional awards and development, Community outreach and more!
  • November - December 2020 (English) - Cover crop trial, RCPP, World Soil Day, watershed planning, conservation assistance & more!
  • September - October 2020 (EnglishSpanish) - 2020 accomplishments, wetland reserves, technical updates, tree distribution, soil sampling, recruitment, grant awards & more!
  • July - August 2020 (EnglishSpanish) - resource assessment, client and community outreach, employee awards, disaster recovery, Census of Agriculture and more!
  • May - June 2020 (EnglishSpanish) - client and community outreach, financial and technical assistance, conservation training & more!
  • March - April 2020 (English) - program signups, national funding opportunities, virtual/ online assistance & tools, and more!
  • January - February 2020 (English) - COVID19 office status, State Technical Committee, Outreach activities, USDA grants & more!
  • November - December 2019 (EnglishSpanish) - 12 Gifts of conservation, PR Tree Nursery Sourcebook, World Soil Day, Community outreach and more!
  • September - October 2019 (EnglishSpanish)
  • July - August 2019 (EnglishSpanish) - Farmer & Partner outreach, Joint Chiefs Restoration Partnership, Juana Díaz Special Irrigation Project, USDA grants and more!
  • May - June 2019 (EnglishSpanish) - EQIP sign-up, Public meetings, Culebra farm sign-up, Soil tech notes, Pollinators, Drought Monitor, Community outreach and more!
  • March - April 2019 (EnglishSpanish) - Celebrating Earth Month, Earth Day & Conservationist farmers; Welcoming USDA VIPs; Continuing conservation education; Community outreach & more!
  • January - February 2019 (EnglishSpanish) - Promoting preparation for extreme weather, producer & community outreach, staff awards, technical support and more!
  • October - December 2018 (EnglishSpanish) - Year in review, Community outreach and training, Staff recognition and more!
  • July - September 2018 (EnglishSpanish) - Hurricane Recovery One Year Post Irma & María, Secretary Sonny visits the Caribbean Area, and more!
  • May - June 2018 (EnglishSpanish) - Hurricane recovery, Environmental education, Program outreach, Soils training & more!
  • March - April 2018 (EnglishSpanish) - Hurricane Recovery, EQIP signup, CIG, Outreach, Earth Day, Recruitment, Climate Adaptation & more!
  • January - February 2018 (EnglishSpanish) - In Memoriam: José "Lino" Rivera, Hurricane Recovery, Recruitment, New Staff, Rural Development grants & more!
  • September - December 2017 (EnglishSpanish) - Recovery following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma & Maria

Julie Wright

Outreach Coordinator