Conservation Programs in Indiana

Teresah P. Caire
Assistant State Conservationist for 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.

 2008 Farm Bill

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 "At a Glance" 2008 Farm Bill conservation program fact sheets on the NRCS Programs Web site.

Community Assistance Programs and Activities

•   Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)

Easement Programs       

•   Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)

•   Floodplain Easement Program (FEP)

•   Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

•   Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

•   Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

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) -- NEW

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

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
   
  Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)
  
  Organic Initiative
   

•  Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)

Alphabetical list of the programs and activities on this page.