Federal Farm Programs

May contain: plant, vegetation, garden, nature, and outdoors — The front garden bed grows buckwheat as summer cover crop and the entire garden’s soil surface has a thick organic mulch. © T. Matteson

The United States Department of Agriculture oversees a number of voluntary conservation-related programs. Benton SWCD can help you access these programs.

Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)

Administered by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), EQIP provides voluntary financial and technical assistance for structural and…

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

Administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), CREP targets high-priority conservation issues identified by local, state, or tribal governments or non…

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