High Tunnel Initiative | Natural Resources Conservation Service
High Tunnel Initiative. A High Tunnel System, commonly called a “hoop house,” is an increasingly popular conservation practice for farmers, and is available with financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Growing All Seasons: High Tunnels - Natural Resources …
NRCS Assistance for Organic Farmers. Growing All Seasons: High Tunnels. High tunnels protect plants from severe weather and allow farmers to extend their growing seasons – growing earlier into the spring, later into the fall, and sometimes, year-round.
A High Tunnel can also help producers transition to specialty crops or organic. An extended growing season and steady income can offer advantages to small, limited-resource, and organic farmers. • Improving plant quality. • Improving soil quality. • …
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Available Historic $3 Billion for ...
Sep 28, 2023 · These in-demand activities are expected to deliver reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or increases in carbon sequestration as well as significant other benefits to natural resources like soil health, water quality, pollinator and wildlife habitat and air quality.
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Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) provides our nation’s farmers, ranchers and forestland owners with the knowledge and tools they need to conserve, maintain and restore the natural resources on their lands and improve the health of their operations for the future. Programs & …
How much financial assistance can I receive for installing a high tunnel system? The maximum financial assistance level for 2022 is $8,229, based on the size of the high tunnel planned. Historically under-served producers can receive a maximum …
NRCS Climate-Smart Mitigation Activities | Natural Resources ...
Producers and land managers are experiencing firsthand the impacts of climate change, which is caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. With support from NRCS, farmers, ranchers and forest landowners across the nation’s working lands can contribute to climate solutions.
Apply for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Applications for conservation practices and systems that will result in greater environmental benefits for national, state, and/or local natural resource priorities will receive a higher score and higher priority to receive an offer for a financial assistance contract.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to …
Jul 12, 2023 · USDA is investing more than $3.1 billion in 141 projects through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort, all with a plan to measure, monitor, report and verify greenhouse gas benefits.
USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting project proposals now through July 2, 2024, that will help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis.