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2018 Farm Bill Highlights

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2018 Farm Bill

Read more on the National NRCS Farm Bill Website

Conservation Compliance

Farm Bill

2018 Farm Bill

The 2018 Farm Bill was enacted on December 20, 2018. The Farm Bill continues its strong support for conservation efforts of America’s farmers and ranchers through reauthorization and expanded flexibility of NRCS conservation programs. 

NRCS offers financial and technical assistance through conservation practices, activities and enhancements to help agricultural producers make and maintain improvements on their land. Producers with active contracts under the 2014 Farm Bill may continue completing practices as scheduled; sign-up information for the Farm Bill 2018 will be announced as it becomes available.  

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, and improved or created wildlife habitat.

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Conservation Stewardship Program

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps agricultural producers maintain and improve their existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority resources concerns. Participants earn CSP payments for conservation performance—the higher the performance, the higher the payment. 

More on CSP
Agricultural Management Assistance Program

The (Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA) helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices. NRCS administers the conservation provisions while Agricultural Marketing Service and Risk Management Agency implement the production diversification and marketing provisions.

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Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands, grasslands, and working farms and ranches through conservation easements.

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Healthy Forests Reserve Program

The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) helps landowners restore, enhance and protect forestland resources on private and tribal lands through easements and financial assistance. Through HRFP, landowners promote the recovery of endangered or threatened species, improve plant and animal biodiversity and enhance carbon sequestration.  

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Regional Conservation Partnership Program

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination between NRCS and its partners to deliver conservation assistance to producers and landowners. NRCS provides assistance to producers through partnership agreements and RCPP conservation program contracts. 

More on RCPP

 

 

Other Farm Bill Programs & Information

  • Conservation Reserve Program - Administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides long-term rental agreements to remove highly-erodible or environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production. Learn more on the FSA website.
     
  • Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program 
  • Conservation Innovation Grants 
  • Technical Service Providers 
  • Veteran Farmers 
  • Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program  

Other Resources

  • Farm Bill Program Rules 
  • NRCS Federal Register Notices
  • Conservation Compliance for Highly Erodible Lands and Wetland
  • Farmers.gov Farm Bill Website
  • Farmers’ Guide to 2018 Farm Bill Programs (PDF; 832 KB)
    This brochure provides an at-a-glance view of programs and assistance available to farmers and ranchers from FSA, NRCS and RMA, through the 2018 Farm Bill.

 

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