This article helps to connect resource concerns and climate smart agriculture with currently available funding opportunities.
Resources Category: USDA Financial Resources
NRCS 823 EQIP Practices – Plains
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… Continue reading NRCS 823 EQIP Practices – Plains
NRCS Offering New Practice for Transitioning Land to Organic
Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers is a new multi-agency publication that provides information on assistance and targeted opportunities available to minority, women, veteran, beginning and limited resource producers. This 40-page guide, available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese, can help you get started with… Continue reading Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
Micro Farm Program
2023 Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Pilot Handbook (Reissued)
This handbook provides procedures for underwriting and loss adjustment for the WFRP plan of insurance.