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Illinois agricultural and forestry producers who want to address or improve natural resources are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program or EQIP.
Matt and Amanda Hakola started Ragtag Resilience, in 2021 with a two-fold goal: educate and feed their community from their urban garden. Being new to Oklahoma, they were not prepared for the poor soil quality, insect pressure and extreme weather that makes growing here so challenging.
More than $16 million is available for conservation practices on farms, ranches, private forest land & urban gardens throughout the Ocean State. Apply by February 28, 2025, to be eligible for the third round of fiscal year 2025 funding. Call your local NRCS Field Office (401-822-8848) to apply.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Illinois State Conservationist, Tammy Willis, announces a funding opportunity for Environmental Quality Incentives Program Landscape Conservation Initiatives and Urban Ag using “Act Now” authority.
As part of the USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is targeting conservation financial assistance through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
Russell Black received assistance through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program to improve the energy efficiency at his Wilton, Maine, maple syrup operation, saving him time and money.
Producers should apply by January 31, 2025, to be considered in the current round of funding for NRCS Ohio’s EQIP and CSP programs in Fiscal Year 2025.
It Takes a Village (ITAV) community farm is a nearly three-acre urban agriculture operation in Sauk Village, IL, a suburb of Chicago.
NRCS obligated a record $112.1 million in conservation practice funding to Iowa farmers in fiscal year 2024 (FY24), through 1,960 conservation program contracts that will help treat natural resource concerns such as soil erosion and water quality on nearly 400,000 acres.
The USDA’s NRCS in the Granite State has announced the second application date for the EQIP and CSP programs for Fiscal Year 2025. Producers should apply by January 10, 2025, to be considered in this second round of funding.
