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Dec 17, 20243 min read
New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty Crop Producers
Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers...
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stjosephswcd
Sep 3, 20242 min read
NRCS Accepting First Round Applications to Establish Easements to Improve Water Storage Capacity in the Kankakee Watershed
Indianapolis, IN, August 30, 2024– Damarys Mortenson, State Conservationist for Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service...
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stjosephswcd
Jul 16, 20243 min read
Conservation record broken by Hoosier farmers and landowners for third year in a row
INDIANA (July 16, 2024) — In a remarkable achievement for sustainable agriculture, the latest results from the Conservation Tillage...
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stjosephswcd
May 16, 20243 min read
Indiana Conservation groups again have record year for conservation practices
INDIANAPOLIS (May 15, 2024) —Indiana landowners, for the second year in a row, set a record in the number of conservation practices to...
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stjosephswcd
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Op-Ed: Soil and water, a source of life
by Damarys Mortenson, State Conservationist Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link between soil and...
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stjosephswcd
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Indiana NRCS Sets Application Dates for Voluntary Conservation Programs
South Bend, IN, October 11, 2023– Farm Bill program application dates have been set for Indiana’s agricultural producers who want to...
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stjosephswcd
Jul 6, 20236 min read
Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation
USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs $500 Million from Farm...
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stjosephswcd
May 3, 20233 min read
News Release - Indiana NRCS Announces Extension of Women4theLand Program
INDIANAPOLIS, April 28, 2023– Nearly 388 million acres of U.S. land—about 40% of the nation’s farmland—is now farmed or co-farmed by...
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stjosephswcd
Apr 18, 20233 min read
News Release: NRCS Announces $75 Million to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic
PLYMOUTH, April 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced details around its $75 million investment in...
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Indiana NRCS
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Op-Ed: Celebrate National Ag Day by committing to combating climate change
Since its founding as the Soil Conservation Service in 1935, the agency now known as USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has...
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USDA
Mar 20, 20233 min read
National Agriculture Day: Fifty Years Later, Farmers Are Growing a Climate for Tomorrow
Fifty years after the creation of National Agriculture Day, America’s farmers and private forestland owners find themselves on the front...
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stjosephswcd
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Indiana NRCS Accepting Applications for Additional EQIP, CSP, ACEP Funding and NWQI-Lake Wawasee
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1, 2023 – Funding is now available from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana to help farmers and...
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stjosephswcd
Oct 13, 20222 min read
NRCS in Indiana Accepting Applications from Producers, Landowners for the Agricultural Conservation
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6, 2022 – Acting State Conservationist Dan Hovland announced today that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service...
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stjosephswcd
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Enrollment now open for Ducks Unlimited cover crops program in Indiana, Michigan
Aug. 19, 2022 – Farmers across Indiana and Michigan can now enroll in a program paying them to plant cover crops. Ducks Unlimited (DU)...
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USDA IN NRCS
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Indiana NRCS Announces First Sign-up Period for Conservation Stewardship Program
October 29, 2021– USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Jerry Raynor announced today that Indiana is...
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USDA IN NRCS
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Indiana NRCS Announces an Additional Incentive Program
Indianapolis, IN, November 1, 2021 –Jerry Raynor, NRCS State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in...
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IN NRCS
Aug 25, 20212 min read
USDA to Invest $50 Million in New Cooperative Agreements for Racial Justice and Equity
Indianapolis, IN, August 26, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is...
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Indiana NRCS
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Indiana NRCS Sets Deadlines for Voluntary Conservation Programs
Indianapolis, IN, October 27, 2020– Farm bill program deadlines have been set for Indiana’s agricultural producers who want to improve...
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Jerry Raynor, NRCS State Conservationist
Aug 12, 20202 min read
Op-Ed: Indiana Landowners Are Doing Their Part to Improve Water Quality
Drive across Indiana or fly overhead and you will see evidence of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) work on the...
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Indiana NRCS
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Soil Conservation Remains Strong in Indiana
According to a recent survey, Indiana farmers planted 950,000 acres of cover crops in 2019. Cover crops are known for their...
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