Farmers and ranchers interested in signing up for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program have until Jan. 15 to submit initial paperwork. Although the U.S.

David S. Doctorian, State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), announced the 2025 application deadline of Monday, September 9, ...

It takes intentionality to meet the requirements, but it’s possible to layer federal and private conservation programs to add extra cash to your bottom line. “When carbon programs are appropriately ...

Oct. 1—TAHLEQUAH — The deadline to apply for climate-smart programs through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program is coming up in November, and these funds can be used to improve farm and ranch ...

Thousands of producers hoping to implement more conservation practices on their farms are lining up for government assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives and Conservation Stewardship ...

NRCS Oklahoma Announces First FY2024 Application Batching Date for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and Environmental Quality Incentives ...

Natural Resources Conservation Service offices around the country are gearing up to take in a surge of Inflation Reduction Act funding centered around the conservation programs they operate. Programs ...

New federal initiative provides farmers funding for soil health practices and conservation through streamlined application ...

Sara George was standing in the middle of her kale field when she first heard about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. George grows about a dozen acres of specialty crops like berries, ...

Federal agriculture department loses field staff as farmers face delays accessing newly approved conservation funding.

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s application for a farm loan in the mid-1980s, he went to a private lender who made him list as collateral all 20 of his cattle and ...