Indiana Technical Resources and Land Uses

Indiana farmers are on a health kick! Healthy soil is managed to its maximum potential through a system of conservation practices, including no-till, cover crops, advanced nutrient and pest management, and buffers and drainag...

The Indiana NRCS engineering staff is comprised of agricultural and civil engineers and engineering technicians who provide innovative, economical, and timely services to NRCS staff, conservation partners and private landowne...

NRCS serves all agriculture – large to small, conventional to organic, rural to urban. As American agriculture continues to grow in new directions, NRCS conservation assistance is growing along with it.

It is NRCS' role to provide national leadership and technical assistance for the conservation of our natural resources to ensure the continued production of food and fiber.

NRCS promotes prescribed grazing and improved forage management by providing technical assistance to private landowners.

Silviculture is the theory and practice of managing a forest to maintain and enhance its productivity based upon the objectives of its owner and the ecological capabilities of the land.

NRCS uses a win-win approach to systematically target conservation efforts to improve agricultural and forest productivity which enhance wildlife habitat on working landscapes.