…provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America’s private landowners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources since 1935. For more information on NRCS, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov….
USDA NRCS Fire-Recovery Programs Continue in California
…USDA to support recovery efforts for individuals and communities. NRCS is also offering technical and educational assistance to fire-impacted landowners faced with erosion and flooding in a damaged watershed. NRCS…
USDA Offers Help to California Agriculture
…recent wildfires in Northern California could be eligible for help buying food through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, will issue waivers for…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…watershed. NRCS conservationists have expertise in erosion, hydrophobic soils, and the use of measures (such as sandbags, mulching, etc.) to mitigate damage to the landscape. Additional USDA Assistance Available NRCS,…
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
A team of technical staff from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is heading to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…habitat through this program. “Protecting lives and property and improving natural resources within our nation’s watersheds are critical,” NRCS Acting Chief Leonard Jordan said. “Watersheds are nature’s natural boundaries. NRCS…
Almond Board: Start Planning to Lessen Harvest Dust
…pickup machines to reduce the amount of visible and PM10 dust emitted. At this time there are incentive funds available from NRCS for use of this low-dust technology which also…
Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee Highlights Importance of Watershed Maintenance in Rural America
…statement and the archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Jimmy Bramblett, Deputy Chief, Programs, NRCS, USDA, Washington, DC Panel II Mr. Jimmy Emmons, President, Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts,…
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…benefits for many generations of Americans to come.” The funding bill includes a $13.6 million increase to the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Operations account, which supports the vitally…
FSA and NRCS Officials Ask for Your Help in Controlling Palmer amaranth
By Chris Beyerhelm, Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency and Leonard Jordan, Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA has learned that Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), an invasive weed, may have…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
…from the NRCS: California Air Quality Programs Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Each fiscal year, NRCS focuses financial and technical assistance through the EQIP Air Quality Initiatives. The National Air…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…to cut mandatory funding from critical conservation programs, resulting in thousands of eligible producers being turned away by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). At a time when American producers…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…System to better fulfill its mission. Increased funding of the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize program from $1.6 million to $2.7 million. Full funding of the USDA-NRCS Plant Material Centers at…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…for CSP for the first time should contact their local USDA service center to learn more. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From USDA/NRCS USDA Offers Renewal…