The USDA published this news release in Indiana on May 3, 2023. Indiana NRCS Announces First Sign-up Period for Organic Transition Initiative USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Acting State Conservationist, David Doctorian, announced today that Indiana is accepting applications for the first round of Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) funding through June 15. The initiative…Read more about Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) News[Read More]
The EQIP program is a great program that helps growers to get access to finance and technical assistance. I reached out to Sarah Vaughn, District Conservationist at the Lafayette NRCS Service Center, and she had the following comments. “Applications for EQIP financial assistance are accepted throughout the year. Indiana’s EQIP deadline is typically mid-December. Producers…Read more about NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Financial Assistance[Read More]
Indiana NRCS accepting applications for Farmers Helping Hellbenders RCPP project – February 17, 2023 Applications are being accepted through March 31 from farmers and forestland owners in portions of Washington, Harrison, Crawford, and Floyd counties. Funding is now available to producers in the Blue River-Sinking Watershed to implement conservation practices on their land to assist…Read more about Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Services News[Read More]
