Earlier this week, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and a coalition of more than 50 agriculture and conservation organizations sent a letter to congressional appropriations leaders requesting at least $1.2 billion for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Operations and full authorized funding for farm bill conservation programs in Fiscal Year 2024. Nearly 90 percent of NRCS Conservation Operations funding supports Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA), …
USDA Awards CIG Projects in Florida
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is investing $40 million this year for 31 new projects through its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, one of the ways USDA brings together partners to develop innovative approaches to climate-smart agriculture. These projects, through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will support next-generation conservation efforts on working lands and develop market-based solutions …
NRCS Refines Nutrient Management Strategies
For decades, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has supported producers and landowners in addressing their nutrient management and water quality concerns. And efforts continue to refine strategies as more is learned through data in a recent report on cropland conservation outcomes from their Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). The report showed that despite many wins in conservation outcomes, there was an increase in soluble nitrogen …
Georgia NRCS Signup Deadline for CSP Funding is Friday
Agricultural producers and forest landowners in Georgia looking to build on previous conservation efforts and building climate resiliency should consider one of two funding opportunities available to them this year. But the deadline to apply is Friday, March 31. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia is offering the statewide Classic Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) sign-up option for all producers in Georgia, as …
NRCS Refines Nutrient Management Strategies
For decades, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has supported producers and landowners in addressing their nutrient management and water quality concerns. And efforts continue to refine strategies as more is learned through data in a recent report on cropland conservation outcomes from their Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). The report showed that despite many wins in conservation outcomes, there was an increase in soluble nitrogen …
House Looks to Speed Up Land Deals in Florida
(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/March 27, 2023) — A House panel Monday rolled out a proposal that could help speed up land acquisitions for a proposed statewide wildlife corridor by allowing some deals to bypass approval from the governor and Cabinet. The House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee backed the proposal (PCB ACR 23-01), which, in part, would allow the Department of Environmental …
A Remarkable Boost in Funding for USDA Conservation Next Year
The USDA conservation budget for next year could see what the Agriculture Secretary calls a “remarkable” increase. Gary Crawford has more details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Signup for Conservation Incentive Contracts in Florida Ends Friday
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants interested producers to know the signup for new Fiscal Year 2023 funding for Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) ends Friday, March 24. EQIP-CIC expands resource bene?ts for Florida producers through incentive conservation practices. This includes wildlife management, cover crops, nutrient management, conservation crop rotations, prescribed grazing and more. EQIP-CIC …
Sign-up for Conservation Practices in Georgia Ends Friday
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia wants to remind producers the sign-up deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) utilizing funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is March 24. This statewide sign-up will take two approaches to assist producers who plan to build climate resiliency into their operations. First, those applying for cover crops (Practice Code 340) will be administered …
Funding Cutoff for Climate Smart Agriculture in Alabama is Friday
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama is reminding agricultural producers and forest landowners the first cut-off date to apply for funding to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices is Friday, March 24. NRCS is making funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) available for its conservation programs. In Alabama, applications are being accepted state-wide for both IRA-Environmental Quality Incentives Program …