Conservation of Private Grazing Land
The Conservation of Private Grazing
Land (CPGL) program will ensure that technical, educational, and related
assistance is provided to those who own private grazing lands. It is not a
cost share program. This technical assistance will offer opportunities for:
better grazing land management; protecting soil from erosive wind and water;
using more energy-efficient ways to produce food and fiber; conserving water;
providing habitat for wildlife; sustaining forage and grazing plants; using
plants to sequester greenhouse gases and increase soil organic matter; and
using grazing lands as a source of biomass energy and raw materials for
industrial products.
The CPGL program was authorized by the conservation provisions of the
Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act (1996 Farm Bill). The intent
of this provision is to provide accelerated technical assistance to owners and
managers of grazing land. The purpose is to provide a coordinated technical
program to conserve and enhance grazing land resources and provide related
benefits. Currently, funds have not been appropriated for this program.
When producers need assistance with grazing land, local NRCS staffs will
contact the designated Grassland Conservationist for assistance.
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Grassland Conservationist coverage map
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Questions and Answers
Indiana’s Grassland Conservationists
NRCS Grazing Lands Technology Institute
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