USDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Indianapolis, IN, May 8, 2020 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million nationally for...
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USDA NRCS
May 1, 20202 min read
USDA’s New CRP Pilot Program Offers Longer-Term Conservation Benefits
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup this summer for CLEAR30, a...
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USDA NRCS
Apr 30, 20202 min read
USDA Announces $15 Million for Conservation Innovation Grants
Indianapolis, IN, April 29, 2020 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $15 million investment to help support the...
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USDA NRCS
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Emergency Livestock Mortality
Funding available to help with safe disposal of livestock due to COVID-19 Assistance Available USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation...
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Jerry Raynor, NRCS State Conservationist
Apr 22, 20202 min read
Op-Ed: Building Resiliency to Climate Change
As Earth Day’s 50th anniversary approaches, we see a complex, changing world ahead of us. Over the past century, we have seen large...
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Mar 23, 20202 min read
USDA Service Centers Taking Precautionary Measures to Help Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus
USDA Indiana NRCS U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help...
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Indiana NRCS
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Indiana NRCS Announces General EQIP and Special Initiative Application Deadline
Indiana’s agricultural producers who want to improve natural resources and address concerns on their land are encouraged to sign up for...
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USDA IN NRCS
Feb 12, 20202 min read
Indiana NRCS Announces Funding Available to Help Protect and Restore Sensitive Lands
Indianapolis, IN, February 12, 2020 – State Conservationist Jerry Raynor announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources...
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USDA IN NRCS
Oct 2, 20192 min read
NRCS to Invest $50 Million to Increase Recreational Public Access on Private Lands
St Joseph County, IN, October 2, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make up to $50 million available to help create or...
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An Indiana NRCS Monthly Newsletter
Sep 25, 20195 min read
Grazing Bites
Fall is here even if it doesn’t feel like autumn weather. I like warm weather and am always sad to have to see it go. Several people...
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An Indiana NRCS Monthly Newsletter
Sep 3, 20195 min read
Grazing Bites
The Old Farmer's Almanac has released their forecast for this winter. “Mild, with soakers” is how Indiana is labeled. I don’t put a lot...
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USDA IN NRCS
Jun 17, 20193 min read
Conserve Indiana: Native plants can help create a pollinator-friendly landscape
This week goes to the birds and the bees – and to all of the other pollinators that keep our world growing and productive. June 16-22 is...
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USDA
Jun 11, 20196 min read
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
(June 10, 2019 - Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and...
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Indiana Department of Natural Resources (InDNR)
May 30, 20193 min read
Oak threat in Indiana expands statewide
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed more than 70 Walmart stores and 18 Rural King stores in the state have...
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Steven Brown, State Executive Director
Apr 22, 20192 min read
On Farms and Forestlands, Every Day Is Earth Day
At USDA, we celebrate Earth Day 2019 by offering big thank-yous to Indiana farmers and forest landowners for all they do. Every day we...
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USDA NRCS
Mar 11, 20192 min read
USDA Seeks Public Comments on Conservation Practice Standards
WASHINGTON – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today it is seeking public input on its existing national...
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USDA IN NRCS
Mar 7, 20192 min read
Indiana NRCS Invests Dollars to Help Protect and Restore Sensitive Lands
Indianapolis, IN, March 6, 2019 – State Conservationist Jerry Raynor announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation...
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An Indiana NRCS Monthly Newsletter
Feb 28, 20195 min read
Grazing Bites
I have seen a lot of pugged pastures the last few weeks. Pugged meaning soil trampled into consolidated mud by hooves. There are a few...
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USDA IN NRCS
Jan 18, 20194 min read
American Farmland Trust Reveals Positive Conservation Results of Women-only Learning Circles -- Need
DEKALB, IL. – Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), the organization behind the national movement “No Farms No Food,” published its Women...
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Indiana NRCS
Jan 4, 20195 min read
Grazing Bites
It is 45 degrees outside today as I write this article. I normally appreciate mild winter weather, but when it rains, and temperatures...
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