USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has committed $139,000 in exclusive funding to help Delaware farmers in the Clear Brook-Nanticoke River watershed make improvements on their land to improve water quality. Through the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), farmers can… Continue Reading
Special funding is now available for Sussex County, Delaware farmers located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to plant cover crops. This effort focuses on improving water quality and soil health by targeting additional financial assistance in the watershed. The additional… Continue Reading
Sussex County landowners can now sign up for special funding to restore eroded banks in tax ditches for improved water quality. Approximately $500,000 is available to restore the tax ditches, or watershed channels, utilizing vegetative material such as coir logs… Continue Reading
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will provide $280,000 in assistance to Delaware farmers in the Clear Brook-Nanticoke River watershed who voluntarily make improvements to their land to improve water quality. Funding is provided through the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI),… Continue Reading
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Delaware is accepting applications now until June 6 for its new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). NRCS technical and financial assistance are available for the purchase of conservation easements on eligible agricultural lands… Continue Reading
