USDA Announces Strategy to Uphold its Federal Trust Responsibilities to Increase Support for Conservation on Tribal Lands

NRCS has released a new Tribal Relations Strategy, demonstrating the agency’s commitment to honoring its federal trust relationship with the 574 federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native Villages that have sovereign interest in more than 119 million acres of land across the United States.

USDA Seeks Public Input on Climate Benefits of Conservation Practice Standards

USDA is publishing a Request for Information in the Federal Register requesting public input on its Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation conservation practice standards. 

NRCS joins the University of Rhode Island to host the Northeast Collegiate Soil Judging Competition

On Oct. 18, 2024, the University of Rhode Island (URI) hosted the Northeast Collegiate Soil Judging Competition at the Alton Jones campus with 11 schools and a total of over 70 individual soil judgers competing.

USDA Invests $1.5 Billion in 92 Partnership Projects to Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of the Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda

USDA today announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

La administración Biden-Harris anuncia financiamiento nuevo para el año fiscal 2025 destinada a las servidumbres de conservación agrícola a través de la agenda Invirtiendo en Estados Unidos

El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy un nuevo financiamiento para el Programa de Servidumbres de Conservación Agrícola para el año fiscal 2025 como parte de la agenda Invirtiendo en Estados Unidos (Investing in America, en inglés). 

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Fiscal Year 2025 Funding for Agricultural Conservation Easements through the Investing in America Agenda

USDA announced funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for fiscal year 2025.

El USDA invierte 22 millones de dólares en 29 proyectos para ampliar la conservación para los productores ganaderos

Acuerdos de cooperación de la GLCI financian proyectos que amplían el acceso a la asistencia técnica de conservación para los productores ganaderos 

USDA Requests Public Input on Implementation of SUSTAINS Act

USDA is asking for public input on how best to implement the SUSTAINS Act, which authorizes USDA to accept private contributions to channel through several existing USDA conservation programs. Submit comments to the Request for Information via the Federal Register by Sept. 16, 2024.

USDA Invests $22 Million in 29 Projects to Expand Conservation for Livestock Producers

GLCI cooperative agreements fund projects that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers

Can Agriculture Improve Water Quality? With Data-Driven Voluntary Conservation, the Answer is Yes.

This blog by Chief Terry Cosby details some of the key ways USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service supports producers and conservation partners in improving water quality and strengthening agricultural operations through voluntary conservation.