Natural Resources Conservation Service

Tennessee

United States Department of Agriculture

NRCS is Open for Business

Your local NRCS offices will be open during the partial government shutdown. If you have business with NRCS or want to begin working with NRCS, our offices will be open. Click on link above for more information.

USDA NRCS in Tennessee Now Accepting FY 2019 EQIP Applications

Producers in Tennessee who are interested in implementing conservation practices to improve natural resources on their farmland have until Friday, January 18, 2019 to submit their application for financial assistance through NRCS EQIP.

Secretary Perdue Announces New OneUSDA Internship Program

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the “OneUSDA Internship” opportunity for Summer 2019. As part of the Federal Pathways Program, the OneUSDA Internship offers students a government career through work experience in agriculture and other career fields.

USDA Updates Wetland Determination Guidance to Increase Consistency, Timeliness

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.

Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief

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).