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conservation on their operation.
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Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
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NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
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Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
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Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
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conservation practices in your state.
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Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
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NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
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* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
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This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
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CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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 & Initiatives
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion,
enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and
reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.
View All Programs & Initiatives
Programs
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation bank for
agricultural producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
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* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
* Appraisal Submission Center
Centralized point for submitting valuation reports and reviews for
easement programs.
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* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
Initiatives
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Organic Initiative
Voluntary conservation program that provides technical and financial
assistance for organic farmers and ranchers, or those interested in
transitioning to organic.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation bank for
agricultural producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
* Appraisal Submission Center
Centralized point for submitting valuation reports and reviews for
easement programs.
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Organic Initiative
Voluntary conservation program that provides technical and financial
assistance for organic farmers and ranchers, or those interested in
transitioning to organic.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
Featured
REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven
approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges
on agricultural land.
* Resources
The technical resources and references NRCS provides uses science-based
technology to aid conservation planning and benefit soil, water, air, plants,
and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems.
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Guides and Instructions
* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
View All Guides and Instructions
Data and Reports
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
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* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
View All Education and Teaching Materials
Tech Tools
* WIN-PST
* WinTR-20
* WinTR-55
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* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
View All Guides and Instructions
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
View All Education and Teaching Materials
* WIN-PST
* WinTR-20
* WinTR-55
View All Tech Tools
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FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE (FOTG)
Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain
technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related
plant and animal resources.
* News & Events
Welcome to the NRCS newsroom! Here you’ll find the latest information on
USDA’s conservation agency, including news releases, feature stories,
downloadable media files and more.
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* News
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Read the latest conservation success stories that show how NRCS and
farmers and ranchers work together to improve agricultural operations
while helping the environment.
Featured
USDA ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT-WIDE EFFORT TO SUPPORT TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE
HABITAT CONNECTIVITY
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* Events
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Learn about webinars, training opportunities and local events related to
NRCS programs and services.
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LESSONS LEARNED: CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR HEALTHY
WATERSHEDS
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* Contact
NRCS has employees in counties across America that help local communities
every day.
View All Contact
* Find a Service Center
Access local services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies.
* Find An Employee
Looking for a particular employee of NRCS? Find them in the USDA Employee
Directory.
* State Office Contacts
Our State Offices Directory provides contact information for NRCS State
Office Representatives.
* National Information and Centers
Find information about NRCS National Programs and Centers.
Full Menu
* Conservation Basics
Conserving our natural resources is a vital part of creating and maintaining
healthy ecosystems on our nation’s lands.
View All Conservation Basics
Natural Resource Concerns
* Soil
* Water
* Plants
* Animals
* Land
* Air
* Energy
* Climate
* Wildlife Habitat
* Invasive Species and Pests
View All Natural Resource Concerns
Conservation By State
* State Technical Committees
Every state has an NRCS State Technical Committee. The State Technical
Committee advises the State Conservationist on technical guidelines
necessary to implement the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill.
* Conservation by State
Learn about the conservation needs and latest updates in your state, and
access needed resources.
* State Offices
Find contact information for your state office location and employees.
* Soil
* Water
* Plants
* Animals
* Land
* Air
* Energy
* Climate
* Wildlife Habitat
* Invasive Species and Pests
View All Natural Resource Concerns
* State Technical Committees
Every state has an NRCS State Technical Committee. The State Technical
Committee advises the State Conservationist on technical guidelines
necessary to implement the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill.
* Conservation by State
Learn about the conservation needs and latest updates in your state, and
access needed resources.
* State Offices
Find contact information for your state office location and employees.
Featured
SOIL SCIENCE
NRCS delivers science-based soil information to help farmers, ranchers,
foresters, and other land managers effectively manage, conserve, and appraise
their most valuable investment — the soil.
* Getting Assistance
For over 80 years, we’ve helped America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners
conserve our nation’s resources through our voluntary programs and
science-based solutions.
View All Getting Assistance
Technical Help
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
Financial Help
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
Compliance and Cultural Resources
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
Other Topics
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
Featured
CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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 & Initiatives
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion,
enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and
reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.
View All Programs & Initiatives
Programs
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation bank for
agricultural producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
Easements
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
* Appraisal Submission Center
Centralized point for submitting valuation reports and reviews for
easement programs.
Watershed Programs
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
Initiatives
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Organic Initiative
Voluntary conservation program that provides technical and financial
assistance for organic farmers and ranchers, or those interested in
transitioning to organic.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation bank for
agricultural producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
* Appraisal Submission Center
Centralized point for submitting valuation reports and reviews for
easement programs.
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Organic Initiative
Voluntary conservation program that provides technical and financial
assistance for organic farmers and ranchers, or those interested in
transitioning to organic.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
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REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven
approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges
on agricultural land.
* Resources
The technical resources and references NRCS provides uses science-based
technology to aid conservation planning and benefit soil, water, air, plants,
and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems.
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Guides and Instructions
* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
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Data and Reports
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
Education and Teaching Materials
* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
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Tech Tools
* WIN-PST
* WinTR-20
* WinTR-55
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* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
View All Guides and Instructions
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
View All Education and Teaching Materials
* WIN-PST
* WinTR-20
* WinTR-55
View All Tech Tools
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FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE (FOTG)
Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain
technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related
plant and animal resources.
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Welcome to the NRCS newsroom! Here you’ll find the latest information on
USDA’s conservation agency, including news releases, feature stories,
downloadable media files and more.
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Read the latest conservation success stories that show how NRCS and
farmers and ranchers work together to improve agricultural operations
while helping the environment.
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USDA ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT-WIDE EFFORT TO SUPPORT TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE
HABITAT CONNECTIVITY
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NRCS programs and services.
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LESSONS LEARNED: CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR HEALTHY
WATERSHEDS
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every day.
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Directory.
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Our State Offices Directory provides contact information for NRCS State
Office Representatives.
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Find information about NRCS National Programs and Centers.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
BREADCRUMB
1. Home
2. Getting Assistance
3. Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers (TSPs) work on behalf of the customer to offer
planning, design, and implementation services that meets NRCS criteria. This
assistance helps improve the producer's operation and addresses resource
concerns on their land.
UPDATE ON REGISTRY
The TSP Team is in testing mode to ensure the system is ready for use. TSPs will
be notified when Registry goes live, please be patient through the final stages
of completion.
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TSPs include individuals, private businesses, American Indian tribes, nonprofit
organizations, and public agencies.
TSPs expand the number and availability of conservation technical experts
capable of
Find a TSP(link is external)
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FOR LANDOWNERS
WHO CAN USE A TSP?
When funds are available, agricultural producers participating in certain
activities in NRCS conservation programs can hire a TSP within the 50 states,
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. As a producer, you
will need to work with your local NRCS office staff to make application for
Financial Assistance and have an obligated contract prior to hiring a TSP.
NOTE: Producers may also choose to pay for services from qualified individuals
at their own expense.
NRCS reimburses the producer at a contracted rate established for the program in
which they are participating. The maximum rates for technical services are
available in the most recent State Payment Schedule.
WHAT TECHNICAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED?
TSP conservation work falls into two broad categories:
* planning, design and implementation of conservation practices
* conservation planning activities
Farmers, ranchers and forest landowners can use conservation planning to address
specific natural resource objectives such as nutrient and pest management,
forestry, energy conservation, climate smart goals, or transitioning to organic
agriculture.
Participants in NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) may be
eligible to receive financial assistance to work with TSPs to develop
conservation planning activity plans or to plan, design and implement individual
or group of conservation practices. Only certified TSPs can assist with the
development of conservation planning activities.
If approved for an EQIP contract that includes TSP services, the participant
chooses a TSP from an NRCS-approved list and negotiates payment for the selected
TSP’s services. Once technical services are complete, the TSP provides
documentation and an invoice to the participant who then provides the
documentation (invoices) and/or notification of completion to NRCS for
certification and reimbursement.
Want to learn more about NRCS conservation practices and their benefits and
uses? Check out these videos found at Conservation at Work.
How Do You Locate a TSP?
Eligible NRCS conservation program participants can locate a certified TSP
through the NRCS Registry national directory for finding a TSP(link is
external) Program participants also can contact their local USDA service center.
NRCS Forms a Landowner may need when hiring a TSP for services:
Assignment of Payment (An option the landowner may choose to utilize.) This
option allows payment to go directly to the TSP. However, you may want to check
with your CPA on who receives the 1099-G (Miscellaneous Government Payments)
form.
Assignment of Payment, CCC-36 (06.13.23)
CCC-36 Assignment of Payment (1.19 MB)(link is external)
Assignment of Payment, CCC-26 (06.13.23) Spanish Version
CCC -36 Cesión de pago (484.24 KB)
Consent to Release Information (NRCS-CPA-1270). This form is needed so the TSP
may receive pertinent information regarding the land units the TSP will be
providing services for. To protect Personal Identifiable information, this form
is required.
CONSENT TO RELEASE OR RECEIVE INFORMATION FOR NRCS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
NRCS-CPA-1270, November 2020
NRCS-CPA-1270 Consent to Release Information(link is external)
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ATTENTION CERTIFIED TSPS AND TSP APPLICANTS:
NRCS Registry is being redesigned. We are excited about the new platform and how
Registry will be streamlined and much easier to use. A few things to do in the
meantime:
* Please review expiration dates on any Professional Certifications/Licensing
and let the Regional Coordinator know if they will be expiring in the next 60
days. If expiring, please send the new documentation to be uploaded by the
Regional Coordinators.
* Completed work will not be accepted in Registry during this transition. If
any of the states you are certified in have required you to upload completed
work, please let the Regional Coordinators know.
The TSP Staff will keep you informed as the release date draws near, but you can
also visit the TSP Webpage to check status as well. The anticipated release
date is on or before October 30.
Technical Service Providers | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)
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TSP Regional Map - Updated July 23, 2024
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FOR THE TSP
SHOULD YOU BECOME A TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER?
Individuals, private businesses, American Indian tribes, non-profit
organizations, and public agencies are eligible to become Technical Service
Providers (TSPs).
Here are tips to help you determine whether you qualify to become a TSP and to
help you better understand the TSP process:
* Read more about the TSP process and the expertise NRCS is seeking on behalf
of its program participants below under benefits.
* Determine the TSP-oriented tasks you would like to do based on two broad
categories—
* planning, designing, and implementing conservation practices through
participation in Farm Bill programs (including 900 series funds); or
* development of conservation planning activities (CPAs) to address specific
natural resource challenges.
* Inventory your qualifications including education and professional licenses
you currently hold. Make sure you include any additional requirements needed
by state, local or tribal laws or regulations.
* Contact your Regional TSP Coordinator for additional information to help you
determine whether to become a TSP.
TSP Regional Coordinators Map July 2024 (223.12 KB)
TSPs can learn more about conservation practices at Conservation Planning
Activities (CPAs), Design and Implementation Activities (DIAs), and Conservation
Evaluation and Monitoring Activities (CEMAs).
Since 2023, any TSPs providing Design and Implementation Activities (DIAs) to
participants will be required to meet the following:
The participant and conservation planner have determined which practices a TSP
will provide DIA assistance for. The TSP must have certification in NRCS
Registry for each practice they will provide assistance for through this DIA. If
not certified for a practice(s), a TSP can use a subcontractor who is a
certified TSP for the practice(s). If there are no available certified TSPs,
then that practice shall be removed from the scope of the participant’s DIA.
TSPs certified for DIAs are considered to be providing final designs and
therefore should meet the qualifications under the individual conservation
practices for which they are adding to the DIA and providing design work for.
NOTE: in the case where a TSP must subcontract work, this would be a private
cooperative agreement between the TSPs’ regarding payment for services.
For TSPs already certified for a DIA, but not for individual practices typical
of the DIA, TSPs should consider submitting a modification of their
certification agreement to pick up practices they are currently not certified
for in NRCS Registry. For example, if a customer should contract you to complete
a DIA that encompasses three practices, but you are only certified for one of
the three there are a few options.
1. You may choose to apply for the two additional practices to be added to your
certification in NRCS Registry or
2. sub-contract those practices out to another certified TSP or TSP Business
who is certified for those practices.
3. As a last option you may choose to inform the customer that you are unable
to provide the service and at that time, they must contact NRCS to
potentially remove the item from their contract.
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WHAT IS NRCS'S ONLINE TSP REGISTRY?
NRCS Registry allows individuals seeking TSP certification to begin the
application process and once certified to maintain and renew their
certification. NRCS Registry also allows agricultural producers and private
forest landowners to locate a certified TSP in their local area.
Log into the NRCS Registry Here(link is external)
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BENEFITS OF THE TSP PROGRAM
HOW CAN NRCS BENEFIT FROM USING TSPS?
Offering technical services through an approved third party like a TSP ensures:
* NRCS conservation program participants have additional options to access
technical services;
* quality conservation work by vetted and trained professionals; and
* personalized, one-on-one assistance to meet the needs of your conservation
efforts.
HOW CAN FARMERS, RANCHERS AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS BENEFIT FROM USING TSPS?
Farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners often use TSPs to address
specific natural resource goals such as:
* developing nutrient management plans;
* developing sustainable forestry plans;
* developing grazing and feed management plans;
* increasing irrigation efficiency; and
* transitioning from traditional agriculture to organic.
HOW DO INDIVIDUALS BENEFIT FROM BECOMING A TSP?
TSPs can help producers address natural resource concerns in diverse areas,
including nutrient management, energy use, forestry, grazing, irrigation,
organic agriculture and wildlife habitat. They also provide conservation
planning services, design and implementation activities, and conservation
evaluation and monitoring.
Individual TSPs are certified to provide technical service activities according
to NRCS standards and specifications for conservation activities. TSPs work on
behalf of NRCS, so they maintain the confidentiality of the agricultural
producers they help. In addition, TSPs can help farmers, ranchers, and forest
landowners comply with Federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations.
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
Businesses are defined as private businesses, American Indian tribes, non-profit
organizations, and public agencies. A business profile and application must be
created
and maintained by an Official Business Representative (OBR) or the individual authorized
by the business to make decisions on its behalf. The OBR must apply for and
maintain a USDA Verified Login.gov account, but the OBR does not need to be a certified TSP. For
the business to apply and become certified, the business must have at least one
certified TSP always associated with the business. The OBR must be able to
legally sign the Certification Agreement on behalf of the business. Certified
businesses must maintain a current certification agreement and are posted on the
NRCS Registry Find a TSP look up.
Note: A business entity cannot register for a USDA eAuth account. Only
individuals
known as the Official Business Representative can register for a Verified eAuth account.
FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES WHO DO NOT PLAN TO WORK AS A TSP:
* Log into NRCS Registry(link is external)
* Click the New Business Profile Tab to create a business profile
* Follow the business application instructions in the Business/Agency Profile.
You can
submit the application from the Business/Agency Profile screen by clicking the Sign
Agreement button only once.
FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES WHO PLAN TO WORK AS TSPS:
* Log into NRCS Registry(link is external)
* Follow the process above to become a TSP first
* Complete the business registration
* Navigate to the TSP Associations sub tab and click Add TSP following the rest of the directions
Note: For detailed directions, visit the User Guide for Business Certification found on
the Additional Resources page
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HOW TO BECOME A TSP
Step-by-step instructions available on how to become an NRCS TSP.
Click here
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
User Guides
NRCS_Registry_Business_Certification_User_Guide.pdf (1.22 MB)
NRCS_Registry_Expiring_or_Expired_License_or_Certication_User_Guide.pdf (261.84
KB)
NRCS_Registry_TSP_Application_User_Guide_.pdf (2.08 MB)
YOUTUBE TRAINING VIDEO
* TSP Update - Water Quality(link is external)
New Opportunities in NRCS Nutrient Management(link is external) - Jan 2024
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NRCS REGISTRY
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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