Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition Successfully Completes 2023 Regenerative Grazing Schools

More than 50 students attended schools in Northern and Southern regions.

Oklahoma NRCS Announces Program Deadlines

NRCS Oklahoma Announces First FY2024 Application Batching Date for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

NRCS Alabama Announces FY 2024 Financial Assistance Program Signup

NEWS RELEASE - Signup Deadline Announcement for Alabama’s FY 2024 Easement and Financial Assistance Programs

NRCS Sets Conservation Easement Funding Application Date for Three Partner-Based Projects in Montana as October 27, 2023

Contact the lead partner of each Regional Conservation Partnership Program that is announcing this opportunity to apply for entity held easements for more information.

Wisconsin NRCS Announces EQIP and RCPP Sign Up for 2024 Funding

Apply now for the first round of fiscal year 2024 funding consideration. Applications are being taken at all USDA Service Centers in Wisconsin. Applications received after November 3rd will automatically be deferred to the next funding cycle.

NRCS Funding Available for Quail Habitat Practices in Southern Iowa

Conservationists with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are encouraging Iowa landowners with marginal cropland or land adjacent to trees, brush and pasture to seed down native warm-season grasses to benefit the northern bobwhite quail and other wildlife.

Florida Agricultural Landowners Encouraged to Apply for Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and Regional Conservation Partnership Program

NRCS is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), climate-smart practices through EQIP and CSP funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Apply by November 17.

Funds for On-Farm Conservation Available to Producers in the Raritan Basin

Apply by October 20 for funding.

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in Florida Impacted by Hurricane Idalia

Florida agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by Hurricane Idalia and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover.

NRCS in N.H. Announces Signup Date for Fiscal Year 2024 Under EQIP, AMA and CSP

The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Hampshire has established the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 application date for certain NRCS programs.