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Signup Deadline Announced for Alabama’s Financial Assistance Programs

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AUBURN, ALABAMA, September 30, 2024– Alabama State Conservationist, Ben Malone, with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces that the initial Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Assistance Programs signup deadline is November 1, 2024. 

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AlabamaAirAnimalsClimateEnergyInvasive Species and PestsLandPlantsSoilWaterWatershedsWildlife HabitatCroplandsEasementsForbsForestryGrassesInsects and PollinatorsLegumesNational Resources Inventory (NRI)Organic AgriculturePlant MaterialsRange & PastureShrubsSoil HealthTreesUrban AgricultureWetlandsWildlifeConservation Stewardship ProgramEnvironmental Quality Incentives ProgramRegional Conservation Partnership Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conversation Service (NRCS) Tribal Liason David Elliott shows young longleaf pine trees after a prescribed burn at Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve (MBWR) , near Atmore, in rural Escambia County, Alabama, on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Over the past several years, about one million long leaf seedlings have been planted at the reserve. A variety of plant grow and helps the soil and wildlife. The burn will help provide
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Financial and Technical Assistance Available for Wisconsin Farmers and Landowners through EQIP and RCPP

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Apply now for the first round of fiscal year 2025 funding consideration. Applications are accepted at all USDA Service Centers in Wisconsin. Applications received after November 1st will automatically be deferred to the next funding cycle.

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WisconsinAnimalsClimateEnergyLandPlantsSoilWaterWildlife HabitatCroplandsEasementsForestryInsects and PollinatorsOrganic AgricultureRange & PastureSoil HealthTreesUrban AgricultureWetlandsWildlifeConservation Stewardship ProgramEnvironmental Quality Incentives ProgramGreat Lakes Restoration InitiativeJoint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration PartnershipLandscape Conservation InitiativesMississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds InitiativeNational Water Quality InitiativeOrganic InitiativeRegional Conservation Partnership ProgramSource Water Protection
Two men talking in a prairie planting.
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Signup Deadline Announced for Alabama’s Easement Programs

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Alabama State Conservationist, Ben Malone, with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces that the Fiscal Year 2025 Farm Bill Easement signup deadline is October 4, 2024. A second sign-up deadline will be December 20, 2024 should any funds remain after the initial signup.

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AlabamaAirAnimalsClimateEnergyInvasive Species and PestsLandPlantsSoilWaterWatershedsWildlife HabitatCroplandsEasementsForbsForestryGrassesInsects and PollinatorsLegumesNational Resources Inventory (NRI)Organic AgriculturePlant MaterialsRange & PastureShrubsSoil HealthTreesUrban AgricultureWetlandsWildlifeAgricultural Conservation Easement ProgramAgricultural Land Easements
Water sits in a macro at a a restored wetland area In Starke County, Indiana May 25, 2021. The area is enrolled in the NRCS' Wetland Reserve Easement Program. The easement includes 200.6 acres of former cropland that were restored to create wetland, prairie and forest habitat for wildlife. The restoration included the installation of 16 acres of macros, which are shallow pond-like areas with diverse topographies that hold water at various times of the year depending on the water table’s height. In winter
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USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2025 Conservation Program Sign-up for Rhode Island Farmers & Forest Landowners

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Even though the 2024 growing season isn’t over yet, it’s not too early to plan for next year!

NRCS Rhode Island announces the first FY 2025 ranking cut-off date for farmers, forest landowners, oyster growers, ranchers & urban growers to apply for conservation program funding is October 4, 2024.

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Rhode IslandAirAnimalsClimateEnergyInvasive Species and PestsLandPlantsSoilWaterWildlife HabitatCroplandsEasementsForestryInsects and PollinatorsOrganic AgricultureRange & PastureSoil HealthUrban AgricultureWetlandsWildlifeAgricultural Conservation Easement ProgramAgricultural Land EasementsAgricultural Management AssistanceConservation Stewardship ProgramEnvironmental Quality Incentives ProgramNational Water Quality InitiativeOn-Farm Energy InitiativeOrganic InitiativeWetland Reserve EasementsWorking Lands for Wildlife
Row crops and high and low tunnels at Luckyfoot Ranch, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.