A New Generation of Foresters Gets Familiar with Longleaf Needle Pine

A new generation of foresters gets familiar with longleaf needle pine thanks to an outreach event hosted by the Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association.

Indiana NRCS Announces First FY23 Sign-up Period for Conservation Stewardship Program

Indiana is accepting applications for the first round of fiscal year 2023 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) funding through Jan. 20, 2023. CSP is the nation’s largest conservation program.

USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunity to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture

NRCS is announcing a new opportunity for climate-smart agriculture. 

Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $325 Million in Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, for Total Investment of $3.1 Billion

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA will invest an additional $325 million for 71 projects in the second Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding pool.  

Virginia State's 'Off-the-Grid' High Tunnel Showcases Benefits of Out-of-the-Box Approaches

Comparing Virginia State University’s “high tech high tunnel” to an ordinary hoop house is a little like comparing a bicycle to the Batmobile. This one-of-a-kind structure at Randolph Farm is showing Virginia farmers just what’s possible with this fairly familiar farm implement.

South Carolina's natural resource management agencies sign Shared Stewardship agreement

Directors of nine federal and state agencies came together to sign a Shared Stewardship agreement to improve forest conditions on public and private lands

State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Scheduled for January 10

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho will hold its State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting on January 10, 2023.

Minnesota Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity

Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by February 21, 2023  

California’s Agriculture Leaders Commit to Innovative Strategy

The Agriculture leaders in California formally committed to an innovative new strategy to deliver conservation services to California’s farmers, ranchers, and non-industrial forestland owners. By signing the Memorandum of Agreement, the leaders put pen to paper to take the monumental step of...

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Celebrate 10-Year Partnership in Florida

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) celebrate and reflect on their 10-year anniversary of a unique partnership that supports Florida communities through funded projects that restore and enhance wetland habitat.