Items Tagged with 'Jesse Womack'

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.

Five former Natural Resources Conservation Chiefs last week joined specialty crop growers in calling for a loosening of income restrictions for conservation programs, but opponents warned that such a change will only make it harder for smaller farmers to participate.

Producers, lawmakers, and administration staffers all agree on the benefits of the technical assistance provided by Agriculture Department conservation officials. The only issue is getting the funding – and the people – to make it happen.