A Soil Health Journey Back to the Family Farm

After serving 25 years in the Army, Andy Zartman returned home to take over the family farm.

Lighting the Way: Training about prescribed fire for conservation

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff attended North Dakota State University’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center’s Prescribed Burn and Grazing Workshop Feb. 25 in Jamestown. 

State Technical Advisory Committee Spring Meeting Schedule

The State Technical Advisory Committee provides recommendations for establishing technical guidelines and program criteria and priorities necessary to carry out conservation provisions of the Farm Bill. 

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces March 14th Deadline Extension to Apply for a Conservation Restoration Plan for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and Floods

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Mexico is announcing March 14, 2025, as the new extended deadline to apply for a Conservation Restoration Plan for the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent flooding. 

USDA Seeking Partners for Cropland Cover for Soil Health and Wildlife Project

Cover crop mixtures to improve soil health and wildlife habitat.

April 4 Deadline for Glacial Lakes RCPP Applications

April 4 Deadline for Glacial Lakes RCPP Applications

Financial assistance available for Eastern Oregon Wildfire Disaster Recovery

Financial assistance available for Eastern Oregon Wildfire Disaster Recovery

NRCS Celebrates National FFA Week, Highlights Range Judging Contest

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is celebrating National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week, Feb. 15-22, by recognizing the importance of agricultural education and its role in shaping future conservation leaders.

NRCS Names Ice as Engineer of the Year

Each year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recognizes the exceptional contributions of one of their own and awards them the title of NRCS Engineer of the Year.  This year, the NRCS Engineer of the Year is Shane W. Ice, P.E., State Conservation Engineer for NRCS in Texas.

USDA-NRCS State Technical Committee meeting set for March 12

The meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. and is open to the public.