Funding Available for Natural Resources Conservation Service to Help Protect and Restore Sensitive Lands

Applications are accepted on a continual basis.

NRCS Announces Application Date for Fiscal Year 2024 EQIP and CSP Funding

This announcement is for all funding opportunities through EQIP

NRCS Announces Application Date for Fiscal Year 2024 EQIP and CSP Funding

This announcement is for all funding opportunities through EQIP.

Biden-Harris Administration Makes Available Historic $3 Billion for Climate-Smart Practices on Agricultural Lands Through Investing in America Agenda

USDA is making more than $3 billion in funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024 as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

USDA Invests $70 Million to Expand Conservation Assistance to Underserved Producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $70 million in partnerships that will improve outreach to underserved producers and communities to expand access to conservation assistance, including programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as career opportunities.

Our Amazing Grasslands - Walkes Family ~ Avon, South Dakota

Aerial photo of Mary Walkes farm

Our Amazing Grasslands - Walkes Family ~ Avon, South Dakota

Aerial photo of Mary Walkes farm

Big Sioux River Project Announces Fiscal Year 2024 Application Date

The Big Sioux River two miles north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Photo by Senior Watershed Coordinator Barry Berg.

USDA Invests $65 Million for Conservation and Climate Action on Private Lands as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

USDA Invests $65 million for Conservation Innovation Grants

New Booklet Provides Tips to Build Healthier Soil at Home

The free, 20-page booklet is chock-full of information and photos that shows homeowners how to use the same principles and practices leading-edge soil health farmers and ranchers have discovered to make their land more resilient, healthy and productive.