Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Agriculture

Soil Health: How to Take a Seemingly Impossible Path to Healthy Soil

In this week's “How To” video series, Brian Kossman from Paul, Idaho, and Luke Adams from Rupert, Idaho, take the principles they learned and apply them in a vastly different, high desert operation, becoming cover cropping and limiting disturbance innovators.

Freshly-dug potatoes, resting on the ground.

Impacted by Winter Storms?

Winter storms create significant challenges and often result in catastrophic loss for agricultural producers, especially for those raising livestock, row crops and vulnerable crops like citrus. USDA offers several programs to help with recovery.

Coronavirus and USDA Assistance for Farmers

We are committed to delivering USDA programs and services to America’s farmers and ranchers while taking safety measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Soil Health: How to Use Cover Crops when Facing Many Production Challenges

In this week's “How To” video series, see how see how Brian Driscoll is improving the soil health of this Arizona farm.

NRCS & the National Conservation Planning Partnership

NRCS is part of the National Conservation Planning Partnership, a group of likeminded organizations working to make conservation planning better. How can we improve our conservation planning process to help you? Take our anonymous survey to be heard.