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). 

NRCS Announces $75 Million to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic as Part of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative

NRCS Announces $75 Million to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic as Part of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative

USDA Seeks Members for Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for four positions on the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. Nominations will be open to public from May 15, 2023, to July 15, 2023.

USDA NRCS in Arkansas Announces Sign-Up for Small Farm and Urban Agriculture Conservation Opportunities

NRCS in Arkansas announced two additional sign-ups through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program’s Small Farm and Urban Agriculture Initiative and the Conservation Stewardship Program

USDA Invests $17 Million in Partnerships to Restore Wetlands, Support Underserved Producers  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $17 million in five Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) projects, bringing together partners and landowners in a joint effort to return critical wetland functions to agricultural landscapes. 

USDA Unveils Efforts to Streamline Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is streamlining its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to ultimately better help agricultural producers and private landowners conserve wetlands, productive farmlands and at-risk grasslands.

USDA Opens Full-Time, Entry-Level Soil Conservationist Positions in Arkansas as Part of Broader Effort to Implement the Inflation Reduction Act

USDA Opens Full-Time, Entry-Level Soil Conservationist Positions in Arkansas as Part of Broader Effort to Implement the Inflation Reduction Act

USDA Opens Full-Time, Entry-Level Soil Conservationist Positions across U.S. as Part of Broader Effort to Implement the Inflation Reduction Act

NRCS will hire team members over the next few years to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation programs, including job announcements for new soil conservationists.

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

Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2023 Applications for the Conjunctive Water Use Protects Mid-South Aquifers RCPP Project

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