Conservation 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 MoreSouthern Illinois Oak Ecosystem Restoration (RCPP)
This RCPP project is using land management practices to work on oak ecosystem restoration activities in the project area to stop the loss of oak trees and create large, ecologically…
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…
Read MoreMarbleseed (formerly Midwest Organic And Sustainable Education Service, Inc.)
This multistate project will enroll field crop farmers already engaged in organic grain production or desiring to transition to organic systems. This project will pilot CSAF practices with at least…
Read MoreRegeneration International (Regenerative Agriculture Alliance (RAA))
This project supports poultry producers who follow diversified regenerative climate-smart grain production methods incorporating small grains, no-till, and cover crops, integrated agroforestry practices. The project will conduct a 5-year study…
Read MoreEnvironmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Under the Farm Bill’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to producers/landowners to help plan and implement conservation practices on agricultural and forest land. EQIP…
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