The Agriculture Department, state agencies, private companies and non-profits are preparing to distribute $1.1 billion through 81 new Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects.
Applications for fiscal 2023 funding under USDA s Regional Conservation Partnership Program are seeking $2.2 billion, more than four times the $500 million available, according to a slide presentation obtained by Agri-Pulse.
For as much trouble as lawmakers agreeing on whether to keep the government shutting down Oct. 1, things aren’t moving any faster with the farm bill, parts of which start expiring Sept. 30.
DECATUR, Ill. — As Agriculture Secretary spoke at the Farm Progress Show recently, he highlighted the ways farmers could generate more income from their operations.
Five former Natural Resources Conservation Chiefs last week joined specialty crop growers in calling for changes to Adjusted Gross Income restrictions on conservation programs, but opponents worry such a change will only make it harder for smaller farmers to get into the oversubscribed programs.