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Historic Agreement Extends Wildlife Conservation on Ag Lands

Photo: Jay Williams

Just announced... an innovative, long-term approach to help more farmers, ranchers and forest landowners take action to improve habitat for seven at-risk species, including the gopher tortoise and sage-grouse.

Participants in NRCS' Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative receive regulatory predictability for up to 30 years.

Find out more about this major move from regulation to cooperation.

In the News

USDA Expands Drought Assistance to 22 States
Date: Sep 19, 2012
NRCS and FWS Reach Historic Agreement to Extend Wildlife Conservation Efforts on Working Agricultural Lands
Date: Sep 17, 2012
USDA Awards $26 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Date: Aug 24, 2012

Features

Conservation Practices Can Help Producers Weather Historic Drought

We can’t change the weather, but we can be ready for it. Every day, NRCS is closely monitoring the drought and assisting farmers and ranchers with implementing voluntary conservation practices that help alleviate the drought's effects. Read more about NRCS drought assistance.

New NRCS Grants Support Creative and Innovative Conservation

NRCS awards Conservation Innovation Grants to 59 forward-thinking ag and conservation institutions, foundations and businesses in 47 states! Conservation technologies and methods developed with these grants - including pioneering approaches to water quality trading - will help producers meet many of America's great conservation challenges. See the single- and multi-state and water quality credit trading CIG awardees.

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