Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $500 Million for Improved Regional Conservation Partnership Program to Better Support Partners, Producers as Part of Investing in America Agenda

The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the availability of $500 million in funding to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). 

Florida USDA NRCS Seeks Proposals for Innovative Approaches to Urban Agriculture, Water Conservation, Soil Health, and Carbon Sequestration

USDA NRCS in Florida will invest up to $1,000,000 for Conservation Innovation Grants for urban agriculture, water conservation, carbon sequestration, and soil  health.

USDA NRCS Announces Sign-Up Application Deadline for Financial Assistance to Improve Forest Health through the Arklahoma Ozark Watershed Restoration

USDA NRCS Announces Sign-Up Application Deadline for Financial Assistance to Improve Forest Health through the Arklahoma Ozark Watershed Restoration

NRCS Announces 2023 Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership

Illinois NRCS releases the application deadline for the Landscape Restoration Partnership

Joint Chiefs’ Partnership Supports Forestry and Wildlife Conservation in Northeastern Wisconsin

Interested landowners and agricultural producers should apply by May 19, 2023 to receive funding.

NRCS Announces Second EQIP and RCPP Signup for 2023 Funding, Apply by May 19, 2023

Farmers and forest landowners interested in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) or Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) producer contracts need to apply by May 19th for a second round of funding in fiscal year 2023.

Funding Now Available for the Pine Barrens Restoration Project

Landowners located in the Pinelands region, which covers portions of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Ocean counties, are encouraged to apply.

North Carolina Forester Received Longleaf Pine Coalition Honor

The North Carolina Longleaf Coalition recognizes a local forester by inducting him into their honor roll. 

Forest Management Glow-up for "Grandmother"

With the help of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Cathy Bleser and Dan Krunnfusz of Iowa County extend their passion for conservation stewardship on their remote Driftless Area property, affectionately nicknaming the oak trees they have worked to restore.

National Agriculture Day: Fifty Years Later, WI Farmers Are Growing a Climate for Tomorrow

National Agriculture Day is a day to recognize the producers who are the best stewards of our land.