Project Grant NR206424XXXXG001

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 Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.86 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program to support private landowners in Missouri in applying voluntary conservation practices from September 2021 through September 2024. The funding will support landowners in reducing soil erosion, improving soil health, water quality and quantity, wildlife habitat, and grazing conditions through conservation practices....

The Cooperative Agreement award of $840,000 from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will support the Missouri Cattlemen's/NRCS Partnership Program. This 3-year effort, commencing on August 26, 2023, will provide technical assistance to educate agricultural producers in Missouri about NRCS programs and services. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help landowners conserve natural...

The University of Missouri System received a $300,019.72 Project Grant award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to implement on-farm demonstrations of blind inlets in Missouri. The grant aims to improve water quality and reduce soil erosion through this voluntary conservation practice. The funding will support specialized research, services, and product development over the 3-year project period from...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $249,805.53 Project Grant to the Missouri Coalition For The Environment Foundation to provide technical workshops and farm bill education for underserved farmers in Missouri. The award, which runs from August 29, 2023 to September 30, 2026, is funded through the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This program provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts,...

This $908,136.79 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), aims to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management. The prime awardee, World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF), is collaborating with three rancher-led organizations in Nebraska and Montana to strengthen and expand grazing schools, workshops, and ranching for profit programs...

This 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 $451,500.00 to the Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Coalition, Inc. to support interagency and private education on the importance of Montana's grazing lands. The award, with a performance period from Aug 5, 2024 to Sep 30, 2029, will fund the implementation of educational workshops...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) provides $133,944.03 to the University of Missouri System to conduct on-farm trials to increase the use and adoption of precision nitrogen management in the cropping systems of Missouri. The goal is to increase crop yields, economic benefits, and crop nutrient uptake. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) program will support a research project titled "Adaptation of Pasture and Forestland to Variable-Density Silvopasture and Black Walnut Silvicultural Systems in Southern Missouri" at Missouri State University. The project aims to study the methods,...

The University of Missouri System, doing business as the Curators of the University of Missouri, received a $642,623 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to conduct a 5-year, $25 million Missouri-wide project on climate-smart agriculture. This grant project will complement the development of a software application to facilitate participation in the USDA's Missouri CRCL program, which provides incentive payments to farmers to adopt...