NRCS’s new Tribal Relations Strategy = our commitment to our federal trust relationship with the 574 federally recognized tribes and AK Native Villages with sovereign interest in > 119 million U.S. acres. https://t.co/YqKvvPQlBP
USDA has technical & financial assistance to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. Call your local USDA Service Center when you’re ready to report your losses: https://t.co/smhXYqXly7
We’re inviting urban producers, innovative producers, and other stakeholders to virtually attend a public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on July 11 from 12-5 p.m. ET.
USDA is accepting applications for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2024. Selected projects will develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans. https://t.co/rI0ClhyWyj
$1.5 Billion Now Available for Partner-Driven Conservation Solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. (link to announcement) https://t.co/4nOWx7Q11H
Farmers in West Virginia can now access county specific farming data and USDA resources all in one place via the new https://t.co/HalLtHParL local dashboard. https://t.co/PIAkoBXMh9
Congratulations to Andy Deichert, West Virginia’s NRCS State Conservation Engineer and the recipient of the 2024 National Engineer of the Year! Andy has overseen watershed restoration work on more than 170 dams. Great work, Andy! Award ceremony photo from USDA headquarters. 👏
Roughly two-thirds of West Virginia’s land is classified as non-industrial private forestland. NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to help manage healthy forests. For more information or to find your local field office visit: https://t.co/Ep0daJmJHU
NRCS has established the fiscal year 2024 application batching dates for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA), and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
We’re inviting urban producers, innovative producers, and other stakeholders to virtually attend a public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on August 1 from 3-6pm. Learn more and register: https://t.co/qMJIvm96na