The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Security Program (CSP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), are designed to promote conservation goals. In recently issued reports on these programs, GAO ...
NRCS updated CSP to allow an agricultural producer to immediately re-enroll in the program following an unfunded application to renew an existing contract. Previously, if a CSP participant did not re-enroll the year their contract expired, they were ineligible for the program for two years. Thi...
The final rule better aligns CSP with NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through common applications, contracting operations, conservation planning, conservation practices, and related administrative procedures. EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that helps promote agricultura...
In addition to strong interest in NRCS's programs, USDA's Forest Service received $6.4 billion in applications for the Urban and Community Forestry Program, for which $1.5 billion funding was made available in Fiscal Year 2023 under the Inflation Reduction Act to increase tree cover in urban sp...
The Economics of Grazing Leah Duzy Agricultural Economist USDA-NRCS March 12, 2008 The Economics of Prescribed Grazing is… the study of the economic implications of alternative investments and management decisions that change the: Grazing System Structure Grazing Animal Behavior Gra...
NCRS helped the Adams with Conservation Security Program (CSP) funding for a complete no-till operation.HenryUSDA-NRCSRandyUSDA-NRCSSouthwest Farm Press