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Studying soil sample

December 14, 2022

Save the Dates: 2023 Nebraska Soil Health School

Wildfire in field

November 11, 2022

Assistance Available for Nebraska Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfire

Soil nutrients

September 12, 2022

USDA Announces New Opportunities to Improve Nutrient Management

Wildfire in field

August 10, 2022

Assistance Available for Nebraska Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfire

Farmer in conservation cover field

June 23, 2022

Funding Available for Farmers and Ranchers to Develop Conservation Planning Activities

By Nebraska NRCS News Release

Bee on prairie flower

June 7, 2022

USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract

By USDA FSA News Release

Farmer in field

May 6, 2022

USDA FSA, NRCS to Present on Drought Assistance Programs During May 12 Webinar

By USDA FSA News Release

May 5, 2022

USDA to Gather Information about Adoption of Conservation Practices

Farm soil

April 12, 2022

NRCS-UNL Collaborative Research on the Soil Health Gap Analysis in Nebraska

By Saurav Das - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Aaron Hird - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

Farmer in harvested field

April 6, 2022

USDA Report Shows a Decade of Conservation Trends

Soil in hands

January 19, 2022

Funding Available for Farmers to Establish Soil Health Demonstration Projects

By Nebraska NRCS News Release

Gillespie soil presentation

December 16, 2021

Dan Gillespie Soil Health Fund Established to Promote Regenerative Agriculture

Source water protection area map

November 3, 2021

Funding Available from USDA to Protect Groundwater

cropwatch graphic

May 3, 2019

Updates on Federal Programs to Aid Flood Recovery

Figure 1. A mixture of warm- and cool-season cover crops. (Aaron Hird, NRCS)

April 17, 2019

Funds Available to Plant Severely Weather-Damaged Acres to Cover Crops

By Nebraska NRCS News Release

snow between residue rows

November 16, 2018

Leave the Stubble to Protect the Soil

By Paul Jasa - Extension Engineer