These frameworks are designed to benefit both agriculture and wildlife in sagebrush and grassland landscapes of the western United States.
The USDA announced up to $30 million is available in technical and financial assistance through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership.
Now on farmers.gov, producers and entities can securely interact with NRCS, sign and download documents, and view conservation contract information.
The USDA today announced a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers, and private forestland owners.
Matthew Lohr, the 16th Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, announced he will retire to his family’s farm operation.
A decision admonishes the Natural Resources Conservation Service for failing to obey its own rules, favoring a farmer who battled for more than a decade.
Farm Service Agency county offices are open by phone appointment only until further notice, and FSA staff still available to continue helping ag producers.
Evidence builds for economic and environmental benefits of soil health efforts, creating a library of on-farm examples across the country.
The USDA will invest $56 million this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in more than 300 high-priority watersheds.
NRCS will make available $1.2 billion for interested producers in fiscal 2020. NRCS state offices will announce signup periods for EQIP in the coming weeks.