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  • NRCS Encourages Planning Now for Conservation Benefits and Future Funding Opportunities

    Tasha Gibby, US Department of Agriculture|Mar 20, 2024

    The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been working with farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners for almost 90 years. NRCS delivers conservation solutions so our private land managers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world. The local NRCS staff can help to figure out current problems, assess the condition of the land, and determine options for improvement all based on individual operational goals. A conservation plan is a customized collaboration between the planner and the customer. A final plan may include...

  • USDA announces June application cutoff for CSP

    Tasha Gibby, USDA - NRCS|May 20, 2020

    The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is June 12, 2020. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages adoption of new technologies and management techniques. “CSP continues to be a very effective tool for private landowners working to achieve their conservation and management goa...

  • USDA reminds Historically Underserved Producers of advance payment option

    Tasha Gibby, USDA - NRCS|Jan 22, 2020

    USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds historically underserved producers, who are participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), of the advance payment option. This option allows them to get conservation practice payments in advance of practice implementation. “The advance payment option makes NRCS conservation assistance more accessible to underserved producers,” said NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr. “It enables them to participate without having to worry about covering up-front costs themselves or looking...

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