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Conservation Programs in Indiana

Jerry Roach
Assistant State Conservationist for Farm Bill Programs
NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters. Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic development, recreation, and scenic beauty.

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The conservation provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) will provide conservation opportunities for farmers for years to come. The new provisions build on the conservation gains made by farmers through the 1985, 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills. They simplify existing programs and create new programs to address high priority environmental goals.

View or download 2008 Farm Bill conservation program Fact Sheets and At a Glance information on the NRCS Programs Website.

NRCS has developed a 2008 Farm Bill brochure, that defines how conservation programs can benefit traditional and non-traditional agriculture producers. For information on the brochure and its inserts go to the national NRCS Programs site. Free copies of the brochure and inserts can be ordered from NRCS' National Publications and Forms Distribution Center on the Web at http://nrcspad.sc.egov.usda.gov/DistributionCenter/ or by calling 888-LANDCARE (888-526-3227).

 

 

Easement Programs      

          Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)

          Floodplain Easement Program (FPE)

          Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

          Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

          Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

 

          EASEMENT GUIDANCE:  

         Easement Title Issue Guidance (PDF; 940 KB)

                                                          WRP/EWP-FPE Easement Landowner Newsletter (PDF; 360 KB)

                                                          HFRP/GRP Easement Landowner Newsletter (PDF; 316 KB)

                                                          Mineral Interests on your Land (PDF; 1 MB)

   

Emergency Programs       

          Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Assistance Programs

           Conservation of Private Grazing Lands (CPGL)

           Conservation Planning

           Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

           Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

           Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)   

 

 

 

 

Working Lands Programs

           Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

           Conservation Security Program (CSP) -- 2002 Farm Bill -- Archive

           Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Air Quality Initiative               

Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)

Edge of Field Monitoring Project

Indiana Drought Recovery Initiative

Indiana Wildlife Habitat Initiative

National On-Farm Energy Initiative

National Organic Initiative

National Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative

                                                            Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)

 

Other Program Information

          National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)

          Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) 

          Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)

          Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI)

          Western Lake Erie Basin Initiative (WLEB)

          2008 Farm Bill - Forestry Resource Materials

          *NEW* Special Projects/Initiatives Map (PDF; 1.8MB)

Alphabetical list of the programs and activities on this page.

Last Modified:05/15/2013