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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is marked the end of 2023 by highlighting on-the-ground projects and partnerships that are building economic prosperity for farmers, families and communities nationwide.
USDA has taken bold action to expand equitable access to our programs and services to improve customer experience (CX) for America’s farmers, ranchers and forest managers since President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government in December 2021.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) encourages agricultural producers and forest landowners across the Southeast to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024. NRCS is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which help a wide variety of producers, including urban producers.
Farming continues to be a family business, with 97% of U.S. farms family-owned and accounting for 90% of farm production.