Data and Reports
Conservation Plant Releases - Discontinued
Discontinued Conservation Plant Releases
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Resources
Guides and Instructions
Conservation Practice Standards
On this page find links to national conservation practice standards and supporting documents.
Education and Teaching Materials
Conservation Webinar Portal
The Conservation Webinar Portal (NRCS Science and Technology Training Library) is a free multi-disciplinary training and extension webinar platform.
Guides and Instructions
Constructed Wetland (Ac.) (656) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Constructed Wetland (Ac.) (656).
Guides and Instructions
Contour Buffer Strips (Ac.) (332) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Contour Buffer Strips (Ac.) (332).
Guides and Instructions
Contour Farming (Ac.) (330) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Contour Farming (Ac.) (330).
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Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops (Ac.) (331) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops (Ac.) (331).
Guides and Instructions
Controlled Traffic Farming (Ac.) (334) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Controlled Traffic Farming (Ac.) (334).
Guides and Instructions
Core 4 Pest Management Technical References
Core 4 is a common-sense approach to improving farm profitability while addressing environmental concerns. The approach is easily adaptable to virtually any farming situation and can be fine tuned to meet your unique needs.
Guides and Instructions
Cover Crop (Ac.) (340) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard and supporting documents for Cover Crop (Ac.) (340).
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Education and Teaching Materials
Cover Crop Tips - Montana
Cover crop is one of the tools that agricultural producers can use to improve soil health. Cover crops have traditionally been used to reduce erosion or add nitrogen to soil. But they do even more.
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Guides and Instructions
Critical Area Planting (Ac.) (342) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Critical Area Planting (Ac.) (342).
Guides and Instructions
Crop Bundle 25 - Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health (B000CPL25)
Improve crop land soil health by increasing plant diversity and minimizing soil disturbance.
Tech Tools
CropFlex - Version 1
CropFlex is a management system for irrigated crops. The goal of CropFlex is to provide irrigation and fertility management advice to assist farmers in maintaining or increasing yields while minimizing the potential of leaching nitrates.
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Data and Reports
Cropland Resources & Publications
NRCS utilizes has several technical resources and publications to assist growers plan and apply conservation on their land to address their unique natural resources concerns.
Data and Reports
Cropland Soil Erosion
Estimated wind and sheet and rill erosion on cropland for 1982-2017, at 5-year intervals, for highly erodible and non-highly erodible land, by state based on the National Resources Inventory (NRI).
Guides and Instructions
Cross Wind Ridges (Ac.) (588) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Cross Wind Ridges (Ac.) (588).
Guides and Instructions
Cross Wind Trap Strips (Ac.) (589c) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Cross Wind Trap Strips (Ac.) (589c).