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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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### 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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### Disaster Assistance Available for Rhode Island Communities through the USDA-NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program

December 22, 2023

NRCS helps municipalities to recover after natural disasters. The NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program offers technical and financial assistance to repair post-storm sites that pose an imminent threat to life and property.

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### NRCS, Forest Service Partner to Expedite Watershed Infrastructure Projects

November 29, 2023

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the USDA Forest Service are taking steps to get to work faster on watershed infrastructure projects in national forests and neighboring communities.

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### NRCS Floodplain Buyouts Offer Options for Flood Prone Lands in West Virginia

October 24, 2023

While beautiful, parts of West Virginia’s rugged landscape are especially flood prone. There are towns in these floodplains where residents are at risk of losing property, life savings, their lives due to flash floods.  

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### Emergency Watershed Protection Program Saves Opelika Alabama Home from Raging Waters

September 15, 2023

Emergency Watershed Protection Program Saves Opelika Alabama Home from Raging Waters

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### Emergency Watershed Protection Assistance Available to Florida Communities Impacted by Hurricane Idalia

September 12, 2023

NRCS has set up an e-mail inbox; so that potential sponsors may submit requests for EWP assistance. For efficiency, NRCS encourages sponsors to submit by email to:  SM.FPAC.NRCS.FLEWP@USDA.GOV.

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###  USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in Florida Impacted by Hurricane Idalia

September 12, 2023

Florida agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by Hurricane Idalia and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover.

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### USDA NRCS ANNOUNCES FLORIDA OFFICE CLOSURES IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE IDALIA

August 29, 2023

Due to Hurricane Idalia, forecasted to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane this week, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service offices in North Central Florida will temporarily close 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, through Thursday, August 31, pending extending circumstances.

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