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Improvements Coming for RCPP

Published May 24, 2023

After hearing from stakeholders, Natural Resources Conservation Service Deputy Chief for Programs Karen Woodrich said the agency is working on making improvements to the Regional Conservation Partnership Programs. “Through our local state technical committees and stakeholder input, we’re able to…

Weller Moves to JBS

Published September 22, 2022

JBS has hired its first global chief sustainability officer. Jason Weller spent time as the chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Most recently, Weller worked on the Truterra agricultural carbon credit program at Land O’Lakes.

State Conservationist Named

Published February 16, 2022

Tony Sunseri is South Dakota’s new state conservationist. Sunseri has spent the last 21 years with the NRCS, including stops in Oregon, Hawaii, California, Washington, Wyoming and Idaho. Former State Conservationist Jeff Zimprich retired at the end of 2020.

Reviewing the 2018 Farm Bill to Develop New Policy

Published February 2, 2022

In preparation for the next farm bill, the House Agriculture Committee is reviewing current policies. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux and Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby testified for the conservation and forestry subcommittee this past week. Ducheneaux…

Double Check NRCS Wetland Determination Maps

Published December 11, 2021

Last year, USDA adjusted the wetland determination process. Minnesota-based Rinke Noonan Law attorney Kale Van Bruggen says famers can recertify wetland determinations or request changes. NRCS wetland determination maps are also connected to the EPA’s Waters of the United States…

FY ’22 Ag Spending Bill Advances

Published July 30, 2021

The House has passed the 2022 agriculture appropriations bill. The language includes additional money for research, broadband and increased field staffing for the NRCS. The bill does not include new funding for WHIP+, but a separate plan with those dollars…

USDA Adds Two More To NRCS Team

Published May 21, 2021

Meryl Harrell is the new Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She previously served in the Obama administration in the Office of Natural Resources and Environment at the USDA. The USDA also…

NRCS Awards Funds to Help Mitigate Climate Change

Published April 27, 2021

USDA is investing $330 million in 85 locally-driven, public-private partnerships to address climate change, water quality and soil health. The Regional Conservation Partnership Program is funding a rangeland resiliency program in South Dakota and an effort to improve wildlife habitat…

USDA Promotes Water Bank Program

Published April 7, 2021

The Agriculture Department is investing $4 million in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to encourage enrollment in the Water Bank Program. Eligible landowners will receive a payment of $50 per acre for cropland, $35…

Former NRCS Chief Passes

Published February 18, 2021

Former USDA NRCS Chief and South Dakota native, Paul Johnson, passed away earlier this week. Johnson worked for the USDA from 1994 to 1997. During his time at the USDA, Johnson helped develop and implement the conservation title of the…

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Improvements Coming for RCPP

Weller Moves to JBS

State Conservationist Named

Reviewing the 2018 Farm Bill to Develop New Policy

Double Check NRCS Wetland Determination Maps

FY ’22 Ag Spending Bill Advances

USDA Adds Two More To NRCS Team

NRCS Awards Funds to Help Mitigate Climate Change

USDA Promotes Water Bank Program

Former NRCS Chief Passes

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