The Gazette

USDA programs support conservation in Iowa. They may be underfunded.

Ruth Rabinowitz started managing her father’s farmland in Mitchell, Madison, Clarke and Union counties a decade ago. Since then, she has coated her 550 acres in conservation practices: most tenants do ...
Globe Gazette

USDA extends deadline for CSP applications

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is extending the deadline for new enrollments in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for fiscal year 2014 from Jan. 21 to Feb. 7. Producers ...
Civil Eats

The Future of Farm Conservation Programs Hinges on the Election

Dave McLaughlin’s central Pennsylvania farm has been in his wife’s family for seven generations. Their son now operates a dairy there, while McLaughlin grows corn, soybeans, and small grains including ...
Rapid City Journal

USDA to invest $150 million to help improve working lands

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA’s largest ...
Globe Gazette

USDA makes funding available for CSP

DES MOINES | The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications at local offices for newly available funding through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the ...
Rapid City Journal

USDA NRCS accepting applications for Conservation Stewardship Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has $100 million available this year through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). CSP is a voluntary program that ...