Throughout this session of the Seeds of Success collection OFA explores NRCS Natural Apply 823.
The Nationwide Assets Conservation Service (NRCS) has many applications to assist farmers convert to natural farming operations. The Environmental High quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a conservation program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners combine conservation into working lands. Below EQIP, Natural Transition Initiative 823 (OTI) is particularly meant to assist these transitioning to natural operations, by cost-sharing and offering technical help on practices natural and transitioning farmers wish to implement on their farms.
This program is comparatively new, and slightly completely different than different NRCS practices. Hear immediately from ag professionals and farmers about their experiences with 823 and their concepts concerning the best way to finest make the most of this useful conservation planning device.
