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USDA Announces funding for Several Natural Resources Conservation Initiatives.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently accepting applications for several special initiatives promoting organic agriculture, energy conservation, and water quality and quantity measures. Funding is available for the following special initiatives: On-Farm Energy Initiative, Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative, Organic Initiative, Ogallala Aquifer Initiative, and the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program Initiative (AWEP).

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Ogallala Initiative Priority Area Map
AWEP Project Area Map

Farming after the Flood Resources Available

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Nebraska Begins Revising Nutrient Management Standard After National Update

Local nutrient management specialists with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be working for the next several months to update Nebraska’s nutrient management standard (or 590 standard) after Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s revised national standard. USDA updates this conservation practice standard at least every five years to reflect the latest technologies and agency objectives.

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Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion

The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work.

Learn about the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a  shared commitment to conservation.

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