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NRCS Rhode Island State Conservationist, R. Phou Vongkhamdy, is pleased to announce the recipients of fiscal year 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants for Rhode Island. Two projects were selected from a total of 6 submissions.
Sites will demonstrate farming practices that integrate trees into local food systems and help Wisconsin meet its conservation goals.
For more than 40 years Ray Gaesser has farmed some of the best soils in Adams County, Iowa. His mid-80s CSR – an index for measuring row crop productivity – far exceeds the county average of 62. His faith and responsibility to future generations are motivating factors for improving soil health.
NRCS obligated a record $85.8 million in conservation practice funding to Iowa farmers in fiscal year 2023, through 1,628 conservation program contracts that will help treat natural resource concerns such as soil erosion and water quality on 386,736 acres.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced they will begin utilizing the new Act Now policy.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) joins organizations around the world, including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in celebrating World Soil Day on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
Farmers, conservation professionals and project partners gathered to commemorate and celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network.
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.
Kenneth McAlister, Wichita SWCD Board member for over 30 years, farms and ranches on historic family land in Wichita County, Texas, on property that runs along the southern bank of the Red River. Kenneth has worked with NRCS to improve his soil health using no-till practices and cover crops.
NRCS staff helps Texas landowner restore pasture and wildlife habitat through conservation planning and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
