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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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- Apr 18
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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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- Mar 2
- 3 min
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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- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
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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- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
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 26, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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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USDA NRCS
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction
Indianapolis, IN, May 12, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $900,000 for local governments...
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