The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be investing up to $50 million in fiscal year 2024 through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP). This effort is designed to support conservation partners with local projects that help protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on agricultural lands and help mitigate climate change. NRCS is accepting proposals until August 16, 2024 that focus on producers …
Additional Benefits of Nature
We may benefit more from nature than previously thought. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Trees and green spaces may do more for us than just helping clean the air we breathe and the water we drink. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
USDA to Gather Farm Conservation Data from Southeast Farmers
Starting in August, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will reach out to nearly 400 farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to gather in-depth information about the conservation practices they use. Nearly 12,000 operators nationwide will receive the 2024 Conservation Effects Assessment Project survey. Data obtained will support …
USDA Investment in Conservation Projects
A new investment in conservation projects. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $90 million in 53 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) projects, which support the development of new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands. This year, increased funds were available because of President Biden’s …
Southeast Region Farmers and Landowners Conservation and Outreach Conference
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia, in collaboration with McIntosh S.E.E.D. (Sustainable Environment and Economic Development), invites landowners to the Southeast Region Farmers and Landowners Conservation and Outreach Conference. The free indoor/outdoor event will be held September 19, 2024 in Brunswick, Georgia. Discussions about renewing forestry and agriculture with climate smart and sustainable conservation will take place. Some of the topics and …
Florida Family Farm Preserved Through Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced the preservation of a Florida family farm through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP). South Prong, a nearly 2,400-acre working timber and hunting property in Baker County, is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $4,999,000. “We’re thrilled to welcome South Prong to the growing community of generational farmers …
Questionnaires Being Sent Concerning Forest and Grazing Conservation Practices
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) started mailing questionnaires in an effort to get a better understanding of forest and grazing conservation practices. It’s a combined effort by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The project is called the Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations Survey (CPAMS) and is being mailed to 43,000 forest and grazing landowners and managers across the nation. …
North Florida Land Trust Protecting the Natural Environment
Efforts have been underway for quite some time in the northern part of Florida to protect our irreplaceable natural environment. North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) was founded in 1999 and is a local land conservation 501(c)3 organization committed to protecting and preserving the natural landscape and ecosystems. Throughout NFLT’s 25-year history, it has remained focused on preserving the most ecologically, agriculturally, …
USDA-NRCS Investing in Wetlands Restoration
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced last month it will be investing up to $50 million in fiscal year 2024 through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP). WREP allows eligible conservation partners to work with local agriculture producers to protect, restore and enhance high-priority wetlands on agricultural lands. Until August 16, 2024, NRCS will accept proposals for WREP that enables effective integration …
NRCS Accepting RCPP Project Proposals until July 2
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind those interested it will accept project proposals through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) until Tuesday, July 2. The 2024 RCPP funding priorities are climate-smart agriculture, urban agriculture, conservation, and environmental justice, all designed to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the …