NRCS Announces Second EQIP & RCPP Signup for 2024 Funding
Agricultural producers, farmers, and forest landowners need to apply by May 17, 2024 for the second round of funding in fiscal year 2024.
Agricultural producers, farmers, and forest landowners need to apply by May 17, 2024 for the second round of funding in fiscal year 2024.
Through WaterSMART, BOR supports States, Tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply through investments to modernize existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.
Current snowpack stands at 114 percent of median. As Colorado welcomes the spring season, a review of March storms reveals that late-season snowstorms and consistent precipitation have led to a significant boost in snowpack and precipitation numbers across most major river basins.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced an additional Fiscal Year 2024 sign-up for the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) offered through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
NRCS is using the Act Now process to deliver conservation contracting faster. Act Now allows NRCS to quickly approve and obligate a ranked application in a designated ranking pool when an eligible application meets or exceeds a state-determined, minimum threshold, ranking score.
Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will help farmers save money, create new revenue streams, enhance natural resources, and tackle the climate crisis.
NRCS in Rhode Island announces a third application sign up period for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) RI Forest Health Works.
From the backyard to the barnyard, Marylee Reaume's agricultural journey responsibly raising animals through conservation.
(Photo Courtesy of Marylee Reaume)
NRCS announces additional financial assistance opportunities for fiscal year 2024 for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
In an effort to give additional farmers and ranchers an opportunity to apply for historic Inflation Reduction Act funding, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has extended the popular NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) until April 26, 2024.