USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Compost and Food Waste Reduction

USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Compost and Food Waste Reduction  

NRCS South Dakota Announces May 6, 2023, date for Conservation Agreement Proposals

South Dakota is seeking proposals for Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements to help address South Dakota’s most pressing natural resource concerns.

USDA Requests Public Input on Key Water Quality Initiatives Public, Partner Comments Requested by April 7

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking for public input on two water quality conservation initiatives, the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) and the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI).

Our Amazing Grasslands - Sander Family, Custer, SD

Timothy and Clayton Sander

NRCS Announces Inflation Reduction Act Funding Opportunity Through the Conservation Stewardship Program

NRCS has announced a call for applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds.

South Dakota NRCS Announces EQIP Program Sign-Up

USDA officials announce March 17, 2023, as the batching date for applications for a special funding opportunity through the popular EQIP administered by the USDA’s NRCS.

USDA Seeking Applications to Expand Conservation Assistance to Underserved Producers

USDA is seeking applications for projects that will improve outreach to underserved producers and underserved communities about conservation programs and services and opportunities for students to pursue careers in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences.

Upper South Dakota James River Saline/Sodic Soils Project Extends Application Date

This three-year project is one of 16 selected in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and is federally-funded through the NRCS conservation programs of the 2018 Farm Bill.

Upper Deer Creek CIS Project Announces Application Date

Aerial view of farmland in Brookings County, SD

USDA Unveils Strategic Approach and New Investments for Addressing Water Supply Challenges for Producers in the West

The Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action is a comprehensive, multi-state strategy under USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to address key water and land management challenges across 17 Western States.