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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.
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.
Determined to restore her land to its original state, Carol Eloranta enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program to help create a thriving habitat for a range of diverse species and pollinator plants.
With the help of NRCS and through the Conservation Stewardship Program, retired Department of Natural Resources Engineer, James Crawford, and his wife Carol turned a Brown County derelict dairy farm into the ‘bee’s knees’ for pollinators to thrive.
Farmers, Landowners, Organizations, and Agencies are encouraged to attend this Local Work Group Meeting to provide recommendations on local natural resource priorities and criteria for conservation activities and programs.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking for proposals for the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership to improve forest health on public and private lands. Interested landowners and agricultural producers should apply to receive funding.
Farmers and forest landowners interested in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) or Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) producer contracts need to apply by May 19th for a second round of funding in fiscal year 2023.
Today’s farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners are better prepared to maintain healthy and resilient soil due to the tireless efforts of Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett, the Soil Conservation Service’s (SCS) first Chief and the Father of Soil Conservation, who was born on April 15, 1881.
NRCS invests $75 million to assist producers transitioning to organic production.
NRCS has selected 49 projects for GLCI cooperative agreements in 2023. These projects have identified barriers to accessing grazing assistance for producers and will include outreach and support for reaching underserved producers.
