Funding to assist with high tunnel installation and other supporting conservation practices.
Project Description
Rich County experiences a high demand for a fresh and healthy food source. The purpose of this Strategic Funding Proposal (SFP) is to help Rich County agricultural producers provide more food independency for themselves and those within their communities. This will be accomplished through outreach and education, technical assistance, installation of up to 20 high tunnels per year over a two-year contracting period and other supporting conservation practices.
- County or Counties: Rich County
- Year(s) active: FY 2025
- Duration: 2 years
Partners
Rich County Conservation District, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Utah State University - Extension.
Conservation practices involved
- High Tunnel System (325)
- Irrigation System - Microirrigation (441)
- Irrigation Water Management (449)
- Mulching (484), Nutrient Management (590)
- Pest Management Conservation System (595)
- Managing Above Ground Crop Systems for Urban Ag (812)
- Low Tunnel Systems (821)
When to Apply
Program applications are accepted on a continual basis. However, NRCS establishes application ranking dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. Applications received after the ranking date will be automatically deferred to the next funding period.
Local Working Group Meetings
Every year, NRCS hosts Local Working Group meetings where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Local Resources Assessment Priorities (LRAP) and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Working Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Working Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office, or visit our Utah State Technical Committee page.
Locally Led Conservation
At the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Utah, we understand effectively partnering with our local, county and state agencies and organizations is paramount to our mission of conserving our natural resources and helping people help the land. Utah’s diverse landscape and resource needs require strategic funding and focused efforts to support locally led conservation on the ground.
Learn more about Utah's Focused Opportunities and how NRCS is utilizing SFPs to target locally identified high priority natural resource concerns and work toward a desired outcome.