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### USDA Provides Emergency Conservation Funds to Help Oklahoma Farmers Recover from Wildfires

April 16, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening a special disaster sign-up for $1 million in additional funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for producers in Oklahoma who have been impacted by recent wildfires.

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### NRCS Announces Second EQIP & RCPP Signup for 2024 Funding

April 16, 2024

Agricultural producers, farmers, and forest landowners need to apply by May 17, 2024 for the second round of funding in fiscal year 2024.

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### USDA Announces Third Signup for Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Rhode Island

April 04, 2024

NRCS announces additional funding opportunities for FY 2024 for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners. NRCS is opening a third ranking signup period for **Inflation Reduction Act** (IRA) climate-smart agriculture and forestry funding under the **Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).**

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### Rhode Island Farmers and Forest Landowners can Act Now for NRCS Climate-Smart Funding

April 04, 2024

NRCS is using the **Act Now** process to deliver conservation contracting faster. **Act Now** allows NRCS to quickly approve and obligate a ranked application in a designated ranking pool when an eligible application meets or exceeds a state-determined, minimum threshold, ranking score. 

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### USDA conservation program third signup open for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners

April 03, 2024

NRCS announces additional financial assistance opportunities for fiscal year 2024 for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

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### Save Rhode Island’s Farmland, Forestland and Wetlands with USDA Conservation Easements

April 03, 2024

NRCS in Rhode Island announces a third application sign up period for the **Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)** and the **Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) RI Forest Health Works**.

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### Popular Conservation Program Extended Until April 26

March 22, 2024

In an effort to give additional farmers and ranchers an opportunity to apply for historic Inflation Reduction Act funding, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has extended the popular NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) until **April 26, 2024**.

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### Restoring a Savannah Landscape in a Suburban Rural Neighborhood

March 13, 2024

What does someone do who buys out a dairy farm wanting nothing to do with cattle, but rather to return the land to the thriving tall grass prairie it once was? She gets help from NRCS and other partners leading her back to cows to reach her goal.

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### USDA Provides Emergency Conservation Funds to Help Texas Farmers Recover from Wildfires

March 08, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening a special disaster sign-up for $6 million in additional funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for producers in the Texas panhandle who have been impacted by recent wildfires.

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### USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Texas Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires 

March 06, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers across Texas recover from recent wildfires. 

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