The National Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) has
many programs to help farmers
convert to organic farming
operations. The Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) is “NRCS’ flagship
conservation program that helps
farmers, ranchers and forest
landowners integrate
conservation into working
lands.” Under EQIP, Organic
Transition Initiative 823 (OTI) is
specifically meant to help those
transitioning to organic
operations.