It takes intentionality to meet the requirements, but it’s possible to layer federal and private conservation programs to add extra cash to your bottom line. “When carbon programs are appropriately ...

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program has grown in popularity over the years, and with that popularity, demand far outstrips the number of contracts approved. From fiscal years 2009 to 2019, ...

The Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule making soil health, comprehensive nutrient management plan, and advanced payment changes to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The rule ...

When Calvin T. McGhee, Jr., began working with his son and namesake to re-establish McGhee Farms in Louisa County, he knew they didn’t want to continue down the same path the family had followed for ...

From coast to coast, farmers and ranchers have found the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service to be a great place to find cost share funds to implement practices ...

Indiana’s agricultural producers who want to improve natural resources and address concerns on their land are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program through the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sara George was standing in the middle of her kale field when she first heard about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s application for a farm loan in the mid-1980s, he went to a private lender who made him list as collateral all 20 of his cattle and ...

NRCS Oklahoma Announces First FY2024 Application Batching Date for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and Environmental Quality Incentives ...

Several USDA programs are directed toward helping farmers and ranchers achieve their conservation goals. They include voluntary land retirement programs to protect natural resources, improve water ...

Sara George was standing in the middle of her kale field when she first heard about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. George grows about a dozen acres of specialty crops like berries, ...