Farmers and landowners in Arkansas have until Jan. 11, 2019, to submit applications to receive financial assistance to implement conservation activities through EQIP for the 2019 program year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is improving the process by which it makes wetland determinations, updating guidance to improve consistency and timeliness as well as to responding to feedback from farmers and other stakeholders. The updates do not change the definition of a wetland for USD

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the appointment of Matthew J. “Matt” Lohr to serve as Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

The USDA NRCS has selected five new projects in Arkansas for its 13-state Mississippi River Basin Initiative (MRBI). In addition, the initiative has been extended in five previously selected Arkansas watersheds.

The USDA will invest approximately $800,000 in two multi-year projects in Arkansas that aim to build vital infrastructure while conserving natural resources through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program.