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ND Fact sheets v2

North Dakota NRCS Fact Sheets & Publications

This page features NRCS North Dakota publications about conservation and our programs.

Publications by Topic (Alphabetical)

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A

Air Quality

Odors and Animal Operations (2.01 MB)
Ozone Precursors (137.99 KB)

C

Conservation Compliance

Conservation Compliance - What You Need to Know (9.14 MB)
AD-1026 What You Need to Know (16.52 MB)

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

The Conservation Stewardship Program (529.79 KB)
CSP for Corn Producers (2.76 MB)
CSP for Crop Producers (1.77 MB)
CSP for Livestock Producers (2.1 MB)
CSP for Organic Producers (2.18 MB)
CSP for Soil Health (2.29 MB)
CSP for Soybean Producers (1.98 MB)
CSP for Wildlife (2.29 MB)
CSP for Wheat Producers (1.65 MB)
CSP FAQ Sheet (1.83 MB)
Is CSP Right for Me? (933.89 KB)

Cover Crops

Cover Crop Chart (13.58 MB)

D

Drought

Paying Dividends During Drought (1.96 MB)

E

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

EWP Fact Sheet (21.64 MB)
NRCS EWP Fact Sheet (1.37 MB)
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (PL 83-566) (42.43 KB)
Flood Control Act of 1944 (PL 78-534) (654.78 KB)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

EQIP Fact Sheet (22.85 MB)
Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife Program (726.67 KB)

F

Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)

Farmland Protection Policy Act Manual (444.18 KB)
Farmland Protection Policy Act, Public Law (40.94 KB)
FPPA Rule, 7 CFR 658 (87.39 KB)
Farmland Conversion Impact Rating for Corridor Type Projects (Form NRCS-CPA-106) (82.07 KB)

G

Grasslands and Grasses

Cool-season grass publication (739.56 KB)
Grass Varieties for ND (413.4 KB)
Ecosystem Services Provided Grasslands (9.09 MB)
5 Keys to Successful Grass Seeding (857.4 KB)

H

High Tunnel Systems

High Tunnel Fact Sheet (552.35 KB)

Historically Underserved Assistance

Historically Underserved (HU) Producer Fact Sheet (2.13 MB)

N

National Resources Inventory (NRI)

History of the NRI (320.45 KB)
NRI Fact Sheet (342.47 KB)

National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)

National Water Quality Initiative: A Practitioners Guide (1.18 MB)
NWQI Partners Guide (673.72 KB)
National Water Quality Initiative Fact Sheet (2.08 MB)

No-Till

No-till Gardening Increases Gardening Success (268.74 KB)

O

Organic Initiative

Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition (218.12 KB)

P

Partnerships

Preserving History through Partnerships (3.1 MB)

Pollinators

Basics of Pollinator Conservation_September 2020 (11.95 MB)

R

Regenerative Pilot Program (RPP)

Regenerative Pilot Program (RPP) General Fact Sheet (2.78 MB)

Rangeland Soil Quality

Rangeland Soil Quality Introduction (4.75 MB)
Rangeland Soil Quality Compaction (7.91 MB)
Rangeland Soil Quality Infiltration (19.39 MB)
Rangeland Soil Quality Assessment and Monitoring (12.93 MB)
Rangeland Soil Quality Organic Matter (13.04 MB)
Rangeland Soil Quality Aggregate Stability (44.85 MB)

Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (4.56 MB)
Audubon Conservation Ranching Initiative Fact Sheet (762.17 KB)
Meadowlark Initiative RCPP Fact Sheet (1.01 MB)
ND and MN Supply Chain Soil RCPP Fact Sheet (3.21 MB)
Scaling Soil Health PPR_RCPP Fact Sheet (1.59 MB)

S

Soil Health

Soil Health Key Points (3.33 MB)
Soil Health Principles (1.77 MB)
Unlock Your Farm's Potential: Dig a Little, Learn a Lot (2 MB)
Unlock Your Farm's Potential: Discover the Cover (1.45 MB)
Unlock Your Farm's Potential: Do Not Disturb (1.41 MB)
Healthy, Productive Soils Checklist for Growers (1.95 MB)
Does Glomalin Hold Your Farm Together? (198.5 KB)

U

Urban Agriculture

USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit (8.54 MB)
Fact Sheet: NRCS and Urban Agriculture (3.6 MB)
Best Practices for the Sustainable Urban Farm (3.01 MB)

T

Technical Service Providers

Technical Service Providers Fact Sheet (185.45 KB)

W

Watershed

EWP Fact Sheet (21.64 MB)
EWP Floodplain Easement Fact Sheet 2022 (2.09 MB)

Wildlife and Trees

Planting Trees in North Dakota Prairies (605.89 KB)