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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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### Announcing a Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY24 in Minnesota

March 14, 2024

This NFO is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for current fiscal year Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.

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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 Launches New Bobwhite Conservation Pilot and Announces General Conservation Reserve Program Signup  

March 02, 2024

USDA Launches New Bobwhite Conservation Pilot and Announces General Conservation Reserve Program Signup  

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### Windmist Farm Protects Agriculture Land in Jamestown, Rhode Island

February 20, 2024

Windmist Farm is perhaps the most visible of Jamestown, Rhode Island, farms. The town sits on Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, a steppingstone for tourists on their way to nearby Newport.

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### USDA Leadership Tours San Diego County, Announces Initial Funding to Help Agriculture Producers Recover from Flood Damage

February 13, 2024

A delegation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, Undersecretary Robert Bonnie (Farm, Production, and Conservation), and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Terry Cosby, toured flood-damaged sites throughout San Diego County.

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### NRCS California Invites Applications for Partnership Proposals Focusing on Resiliency of California Agriculture

February 07, 2024

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is seeking cooperative agreement proposals through April 3, 2024, to help our agency carry out our conservation mission. 

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### USDA Encourages Rhode Island Farmers to Apply for NRCS Organic Transition Assistance by March 15th

February 06, 2024

NRCS encourages Rhode Island farmers and ranchers interested in participating in our Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) to apply for assistance by**March 15, 2024**.

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### USDA-NRCS in Georgia Announces Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-up for Classic and Inflation Reduction Act Funding

February 05, 2024

In addition to the Classic Conservation Stewardship Program sign-up, Georgia NRCS is utilizing funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to build more climate resiliency. 

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