American Sustainable Business Institute, Inc.: The Growing GRASS Project
The Growing GRASS & Climate-Smart Value-Added U.S. Commodity Markets Project (Growing GRASS Project) will help U.S. beef and bison producers optimize total value from their regenerative grazing operations through lowered…
Read MoreUniversity of Illinois’ iCOVER (Innovative Cover-crop Opportunity, Verification and Economy stimulating technology for underserved farmers using Robotics)
This program is focused on innovations essential for accelerating market development for climate smart commodities and enabling minority farmers to participate in those markets. These innovations, such as robotic planting…
Read MoreState Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE)
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative restores vital habitat in order to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. Selected practices are designed to enhance important wildlife populations by creating…
Read MoreConservation Reserve Program (CRP) – Continuous
Continuous CRP sign-up works on a first come, first serve basis. Necessary enrollment requirements must be met, but the acres are automatically accepted until the national statutory acreage cap is…
Read MoreConservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), NRCS helps producers maintain and improve existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority resource concerns. CSP pays for…
Read MoreConservation Reserve Program (CRP) – General
General CRP sign-up may not happen every year. For enrollment, the land is ranked using the EBI (Environmental Benefits Index). Landowners bid into the program and compete across all other…
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