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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
The Natural Resources Conservation Service should see 1,600 new employees by early this fall after being granted direct hiring authority last week, NRCS Chief Terry Cosby told Agri-Pulse Thursday.
Supporters of the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation funding are determined to protect it from attempts to shift some of the money into other farm programs.
The Agriculture Department, state agencies, private companies and non-profits are preparing to distribute $1.1 billion through 81 new Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects.
Applications for fiscal 2023 funding under USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program are seeking $2.2 billion, more than four times the $500 million available, according to a slide presentation obtained by Agri-Pulse.
USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service is embarking on a big hiring push to recruit the staff needed to carry out the Inflation Reduction Act's boost to many of its programs.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications from higher education institutions to conduct soil science research and improve regional surveys.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will spend $8 million for carbon measurement and monitoring on agricultural lands through partnerships with four institutions.
The chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service expressed confidence that the agency could hire the staff it needs to handle a sharp increase in climate-related funding, despite many applicants for soil conservationist positions lacking a key job requirement – a class in soil science.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is updating the processes for its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) around appraisals, land surveys and certifying eligible entities that help NRCS and producers enroll land into easements.
Senate Ag Committee members used a hearing on farm bill conservation programs Wednesday to examine the Conservation Reserve Program more deeply as Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux touted his "working lands" approach to the program.