The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Pacific Islands Area is now accepting applications for fiscal year 2025 assistance programs. Farmers, ...

“I started as a customer of NRCS first,” says Aubrey Bettencourt, chief of the USDA agency that helps farmers and ranchers manage natural resources on private lands. As a third-generation California ...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Pacific Islands Area is now accepting applications for fiscal year 2025 assistance programs. Farmers, ...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is updating its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to expedite appraisals, land surveys and certification of eligible entities. The changes ...

The new USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) website is designed for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who use NRCS conservation programs, and our partners who help us deliver the ...

Farmers have until Friday to submit initial paperwork for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which provide financial and technical assistance for ...

In early 2025, funding freezes from the Inflation Reduction Act were implemented, significantly impacting United States Department of Agriculture programs reliant on federal resources. Initially, ...

Even though its name doesn’t reflect it, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most significant climate legislation ever enacted. The overall $770-billion package includes more than $19 billion to ...

If you love something, set it on fire. Especially if the thing you love is a healthy pasture. For grasslands, fire is a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem and an important tool for a rancher. Not ...

Conservation programs like Environmental Quality Incentives Program face delivery challenges as USDA loses thousands of ...

Since 1955, the Morgan Conservation District, located in Fort Morgan, has worked with landowners to conserve soil, water, forests, and wildlife. It is one of 76 districts in Colorado and part of ...

Since there is no mention facilitating farmer and rancher education in the USDA's Regenerative Pilot Program, it is unlikely ...