NRCS provides farmers, ranchers and forest managers with free technical assistance, or advice, for their land. Common technical assistance includes: resource assessment, practice design and resource monitoring. Your conservation planner will help you determine if financial assistance is right for you. Technical assistance is also available online through Conservation Client Gateway.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
EQIP is a program through which NRCS representatives work directly with producers to develop a conservation plan and receive financial assistance in implementing conservation practices. When implemented correctly, this plan often yields improved soil health, reduced nonpoint source pollution, and resilient landscapes among a host of other benefits specific to the land and project. READ MORE...
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Conservation Stewardship Program
CSP is the largest conservation program in the US, representing a genuine, long-term commitment to conservation. NRCS can assist producers both technically and financially to outline and enhance existing efforts to improve land by taking advantage of new conservation practices that fit with in current management goals. For example, CSP can help a grower transition from a single cover crop system to a multi-species cover crop rotation. READ MORE...
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Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. READ MORE...
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