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The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Mississippi State University from September 2021 to November 2024 under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The university will evaluate regenerative grazing systems and their impact on soil health. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program aims to limit conversion of farmland containing prime soils and historical resources through conservation easements. Under this...

The Covington County Self Help Organization received a $200,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The two-year award will fund outreach and technical assistance services to educate small and limited-resource farmers in Mississippi counties on practices that promote greater agricultural success. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program aims to limit conversion...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Why Initiative Inc. under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) to establish a community growth and development initiative for sustainable agricultural communities, especially for underserved rural areas in Mississippi. The initiative will work with Mississippi communities from August 9, 2021 to September 14, 2022 to limit the conversion of important...

The American Farmland Trust will receive $1,015,852 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service on October 1, 2022. The funding supports the Farmland Information Center and Farms Under Threat Initiative outreach efforts through September 30, 2023. Under this award, the American Farmland Trust will work to strengthen farmland protection efforts nationwide by turning knowledge into action. Outreach activities will...

The United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded United Farmers USA Inc. a $350,000 cooperative agreement under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) from February 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The purpose of the award was to establish high tunnel sites in poverty-stricken areas of South Carolina to limit conversion of important farmland and provide funding to eligible entities to purchase conservation easements. Under the...

The Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College will utilize $145,200 in funding from the National Resources Conservation Service's Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program project grant to improve soil health and grazing animal performance on Louisiana farmlands through September 2024. The university will establish diverse grass-legume mixtures and implement rotational grazing on monitored grass-legume pastures, assessing forage quality with portable measures. This work supports...

This $4,941,669 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) provides agricultural planning and implementation support to accelerate delivery of USDA Farm Bill natural resources conservation programs to farmers, ranchers, and forest land managers on private agricultural land across various states. The awardee, the American Farmland Trust, will...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded $249,543 to Base 3 Farms PB LLC through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) Project Grant. The two-year grant will support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program, FMLFPP aims to increase domestic consumption of and access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products through competitive grants. Base 3 Farms PB LLC...

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will evaluate the collective impacts of cover crops on soil health, plant available soil moisture, and pest management under a $1.9 million cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The funding supports the project objectives of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) through April 2025. As the prime awardee, UTRGV will assess the soil and pest management benefits of various...

The Foundation For Agricultural And Rural Resources Management And Sustainability (FARRMS) received a $174,500 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP, CFDA #10.924) to increase local food availability and sustainable production practices that support soil health in North Dakota. Through farmer-led education across the state from September 2021 through August 2023,...