Page 24 - Conservation Stewardship Program News Today

The sweeping trillion-dollar legislation is up for renewal. And it could turn a climate problem into a solution.

The Inflation Reduction Act puts an additional $3 billion into the Conservation Stewardship Program. That means more opportunities for Ohio farmers to preserve their natural resources.

Agricultural producers and forest landowners in Georgia looking to build on previous conservation efforts and building climate resiliency ....

Dana Ashford-Kornburger, national climate coordinator for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, said money from the Inflation Reduction Act will provide more funding for EQIP, CSP and more.

The Agriculture Resilience Act is an ambitious attempt to help address climate change by making US farm soils healthier, which will also help farmers and our food system.

The USDA rejected three in four farmers who applied to EQIP and CSP last year, a report found. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is rallying for more funding.

A recent report highlights low EQIP and CSP acceptance rates across the country, although Iowa officials say the state is in better shape than depicted.

The Upper Republican Natural Resources District’s Local Working Group met March 8 in Imperial to prioritize U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs.

Senators Reintroduce Bills to Expand Farmers Access to Precision Ag Equipment

A report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) reveals three out of four applications to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's two premier conservation programs, EQUIP and CSP, were denied. IATP says much more money for conservation programs must be included in the new Farm Bill so more farms can participate.