NRCS Hosts In-Person and Virtual State Technical Committee Meeting June 14

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will host a State Technical Committee meeting on June 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EST) to provide a report for natural resource and program priorities and USDA decisions and to seek recommendations from Florida agricultural leaders.

USDA Invests in Watershed Infrastructure to Help Communities Recover from, Prepare for Natural Disasters as Part of Investing in America Agenda

USDA is investing $265 million through the Natural Resources Conservation Service in 28 Emergency Watershed Protection infrastructure projects in 16 states impacted by extreme weather events, including Florida.

USDA Invests $8 Million in Four Partnerships to Expand Measurement and Monitoring of Soil Carbon on Working Agricultural Lands as Part of Investing in America Agenda

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $8 million in four partnerships to support and expand measurement and monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural lands and to assess how climate-smart practices are affecting carbon sequestration. 

Conservation Florida, NRCS Permanently Protect 527-Acre XL Ranch Lightsey Cove within Florida Wildlife Corridor

The scenic landscape of XL Ranch Lightsey Cove will safeguard critical wildlife habitat and 20,00 feet of shoreline in the Northern Everglades.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $500 Million for Improved Regional Conservation Partnership Program to Better Support Partners, Producers as Part of Investing in America Agenda

The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the availability of $500 million in funding to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). 

USDA Seeks Members for Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for four positions on the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. Nominations will be open to public from May 15, 2023, to July 15, 2023.

Florida USDA NRCS Seeks Proposals for Innovative Approaches to Urban Agriculture, Water Conservation, Soil Health, and Carbon Sequestration

USDA NRCS in Florida will invest up to $1,000,000 for Conservation Innovation Grants for urban agriculture, water conservation, carbon sequestration, and soil  health.

USDA Organic Transition Initiative helps Florida farmers beginning certification process

Florida agricultural producers and farmers in the process of transitioning to organic certification can now sign-up for assistance through the Organic Transition Initiative offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

USDA Unveils Efforts to Streamline Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is streamlining its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to ultimately better help agricultural producers and private landowners conserve wetlands, productive farmlands and at-risk grasslands.

USDA Opens Full-Time, Entry-Level Soil Conservationist Positions across U.S. as Part of Broader Effort to Implement the Inflation Reduction Act

NRCS will hire team members over the next few years to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation programs, including job announcements for new soil conservationists.