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  • NRCS Payment Limitations Updated And Reminder Of Application Dates

    USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, For the Courier|Oct 23, 2024

    Fiscal year 2025 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contracts will not be subject to payment limitations identified in the 2018 Farm Bill. However, the regulatory contract limitations still apply in 2025. Producers are encouraged to apply for conservation assistance even if they have reached their 2018 Farm Bill payment limitation. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is now accepting applications for the EQIP, CSP, Regional Conservation Partnership Program...

  • Initiative Provides Assistance To Farmers and Ranchers Directly Impacted By The St. Mary Siphon Failure

    USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, For the Courier|Oct 16, 2024

    The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the St. Mary Initiative. Farmers and ranchers in Blaine, Glacier, Hill, Phillips, and Valley counties including the Blackfeet Nation and the Fort Belknap Indian Community directly impacted by the St. Mary Canal siphon failure should visit their local NRCS office now to apply. The final application batching date for the initiative will be Feb. 28, 2025. “We’ve been working closely with partners critical to the rehabilitation of the St. Mary sys...

  • NRCS To Provide Assistance For Ag Producers Impacted By The St. Mary Canal Siphon Failure

    Natural Resources Conservation Service, For the Courier|Sep 11, 2024

    The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been working closely with the Bureau of Reclamation, Milk River Joint Board of Control, the Blackfeet Nation, The Fort Belknap Indian Community, the state of Montana, conservation districts, and many other stakeholders since the June failure of the St. Mary Canal Siphon. NRCS is assessing the needs of farmers and ranchers directly impacted by the loss of water into the St. Mary Canal and associated irrigation districts of the Milk River system. “While the Bureau of Reclamation and o...

  • Warm Weather And Lack Of Precipitation Results In A Slow Start To Winter

    Natural Resources Conservation Service, For the Courier|Jan 17, 2024

    “Warm temperatures and lack of precipitation over the last couple months have resulted in a bleak start to the seasonal snowpack in Montana and northern Wyoming river basins,” said USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water Supply Specialist Eric Larson. Water year 2024 began with a mid-October snowstorm that brought about two to five inches of precipitation to part of northern Wyoming and southern Montana. Totals from that storm were less across the rest of Montana, particularly in the northwest where river basins such as the...

  • NRCS Sets Conservation Program Funding Application Date For Oct. 27

    Natural Resources Conservation Service, For the Courier|Sep 27, 2023

    The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and Wetlands Reserve Easements (WRE). To be considered for funding in the current cycle, producers and landowners should apply by Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. “NRCS provides funding and technical assistance to help farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners implement conservation practices that improve their e...

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