Colorado Farm & Food Systems Respond & Rebuild Fund
The COVID-19 crisis is dramatically changing market access and performance of farmers and ranchers. There is a need for capital to support producers serving non-commodity markets. As a result, several…
Read More...American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund
American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund will award farmers and ranchers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused…
Read More...Deadline for Joint Chiefs extended to May 1
USDA’s NRCS New Mexico assistant state conservationist for programs announced today that sign up for fiscal year 2020 Joint Chiefs Initiative has been extended. All New Mexico agricultural producers who…
Read More...USDA announces May 29th application cutoff for CSP funding in 2020
The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is May 29, 2020. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers,…
Read More...Colorado Young Farmer Water fellowship applications open
NYFC is running their first Young Farmer Water Fellowship. We strongly encourage young farmers and ranchers to apply. The program includes a $2,500 stipend. Applications are due April 13, and…
Read More...2020 Arizona hazardous fuels reduction grants – application now open
The State of Arizona, USDA Forest Service, and DOI Bureau of Land Management are anticipated to provide funding assistance to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management for mitigation of fire…
Read More...Arizona Hazardous Fuels Reduction Grant program accepting applications
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) Hazardous Fuels Reduction Grant Program is now accepting project applications. DFFM is soliciting project proposals from $20,000 to $200,000 for mitigation of fire risk in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas…
Read More...Over three million acres enrolled in general CRP
After nearly four years without a general signup, 3.4 million acres were recently enrolled in the Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). CRP is one of the largest private-lands conservation program…
Read More...EQIP signups ongoing – reach out to your NRCS office
Have you or someone you work with considered signing up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)? This working lands conservation program helps farmers and ranchers pay for conservation practices – like…
Read More...Reminder: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands enrollment now open
Farmers and ranchers may now apply to enroll their grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands program. The signup runs through May 15, 2020. “Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers…
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