The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

In the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon, locals tap rubber and extract Brazil nuts from the rainforest ...

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 ...

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 ...

HURON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials announced Oct. 20, as the batching date for applications for the popular Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) administered by the ...

WASHINGTON - The ranking period cut-off date for producer applications in the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Stewardship Program has been extended to Jan. 7. The deadline is ...

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) made several, nondiscretionary changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation programs. These conservation programs have ...

WASHINGTON – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is expanding the membership of its State Technical Committees and making other changes that strengthen technical input in conservation ...