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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Conservation”
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida (NRCS-FL) has announced the statewide sign-up funding deadlines for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Florida landowners and eligible entities may apply at any time, but to be considered for the FY 2025 IRA funding opportunities, complete and eligible applications must be received by the following national cutoff …
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is asking for public input on how best to implement the SUSTAINS Act, which authorizes the agency to accept private contributions to channel through several existing USDA-NRCS conservation programs. “Agriculture is at the forefront of the nation’s effort to conserve our natural resources, and we want to hear from people on the ground how to implement …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous?Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) notes with these accepted acres, enrollment is very near the 27 million CRP acreage cap. This including nearly 1.44 million acres accepted in Grassland CRP for …
Farmers and landowners across the Southeast are being reminded that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia, in collaboration with McIntosh S.E.E.D., are holding the Southeast Region Farmers and Landowners Conservation and Outreach Conference. This free indoor/outdoor event will be held September 19th in Brunswick, Georgia. There will be various discussions about renewing forestry and agriculture with climate smart and sustainable …
If you have you participated in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) in the last three years, then they want to hear from you. In an effort to continually improve their flagship conservation program, NRCS is asking EQIP customers to participate in the EQIP Program Customer Satisfaction Survey that is open now through September 10, 2024. NRCS is looking for …
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in partnership with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), is currently gathering farm conservation data from nearly 400 farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The 2024 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) survey is an effort to gather in-depth information about the conservation practices Southeast farmers and ranchers use. CEAP assessments quantify the environmental …
It was announced today that another Florida family farm has been preserved through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP). The Joseph Miller Ranch, a 490-acre cow/calf operation in St. Lucie County, is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $2,070,000. The ranch is a 490-acre cow/calf operation located about 14 miles …
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind producers and private landowners about assistance opportunities through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The program can help strengthening your operation by building on existing conservation efforts. Whether you are looking to increase crop resiliency, improve grazing conditions or develop wildlife habitat, NRCS can custom design a CSP plan to help meet your goals. It starts …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is accepting applications for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2024. The cooperative agreements will use remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Selected projects will develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans and are part of USDA’s …
(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/July 31, 2024) — Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the preservation of a Florida family farm through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. An approximately 1,449-acre portion of the Canaan Ranch, a 3,040-acre working tree farm in Gilchrist County, is being preserved through a rural land protection easement …
