NRCS is announcing three new project areas and one project renewal in which Iowa farmers can apply for conservation assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

It's cover crop season! Score more field goals like soil health, water quality and erosion control with a cover crop game plan.

Focus on the biology of the soil – instead of the chemistry of farming – and find the most efficient equipment for seeding cover crops. That’s advice Jasper County farmer Will Cannon gives to Iowa corn and soybean producers struggling to establish cover crops on their farms.

Iowa farmers and private landowners interested in treating resource concerns on their lands have until Oct. 1 to be considered for priority funding for conservation programs administered through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

USDA is investing up to $50 million in cooperative agreements to support historically underserved farmers and ranchers.