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While NRCS continuously accepts applications for enrollment into the Conservation Stewardship Program throughout the year, interested applicants must submit applications to their local NRCS field office by Jan. 24, 2025, for the CSP Classic and the CSP-IRA sign up.
USDA is making available up to $2.5 million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grants with an application deadline of March 10. NRCS is also providing $11.9 million in technical assistance funding through an interagency agreement with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Through a Conservation Innovation Grant, NRCS partners are using 3D imagery to map cover crops and weeds with precision, helping farmers make informed decisions on how to control resistant weeds on their operations.
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 is publishing a Request for Information in the Federal Register requesting public input on its Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation conservation practice standards.
With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas, Houston Dobbins is working to maintain and improve his piece of the landscape.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced fiscal year (FY) 2025 financial assistance opportunities for landowners through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).
In Texas, three new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects were selected for funding. The projects will help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners adopt and expand voluntary, locally led conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis.
From the start, habitat restoration was the goal on the White Ranch in Mason County, Texas. With help from the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas, ranch manager Brian Wright, is starting to see his goal become a reality.
USDA today announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.
