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  • NRCS Encourages Planning Now for Conservation Benefits and Future Funding Opportunities

    Shilo Messerly, Montana NRCS, District Conservationist|Oct 2, 2024

    Montana’s short summer is the perfect time for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to conduct the field inventories and planning needed to develop a conservation plan for farmers, ranchers, and private forestland managers looking to improve their natural resources. Because the timeframe before snow is unpredictable and because the NRCS application ranking period for funding opportunities usually happens in the fall, visit the Malta office now. The local NRCS staff can help to figure out current problems, assess the c...

  • NRCS Sets Conservation Program Funding Application Date for Oct. 27

    Shilo Messerly, NRCS Montana|Aug 30, 2023

    The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and Wetlands Reserve Easements (WRE). To be considered for funding in the current cycle, producers and landowners should apply by October 27, 2023. “NRCS provides funding and technical assistance to help farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners implement conservation practices that improve their e...

  • Phillips County Local Work Group meeting recap

    Shilo Messerly, District Conservationist Malta Field Office|May 29, 2019

    The Phillips Conservation District and the Malta NRCS hosted the Phillips County Annual Local Work Group Meeting on May 14, 2019 at the Phillips County Library basement. A total of 18 members of the community attended the meeting where they identified the top four resource concerns in Phillips County at this time based on SWAPA+H. SWAPA+H is the NRCS acronym for resource concerns and stands for Soil, Water, Air, Plants, Animals and Humans. The group was also asked to decide which land use the resource concern is located on. Phillips County’s p...

  • Phillips County Local Work Group meeting Tuesday, May 14

    Shilo Messerly, District Conservationist Malta Field Office|May 8, 2019

    Local Work Group Meetings are a valuable part of the NRCS planning process, providing an opportunity for agricultural producers, partner conservation organizations, and local land managers to be part of a collaborative effort to improve natural resources within our county. The purpose of the 2019 Local Work Group Meeting is to gather information in for the Long-Range Plan (LRP). The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Phillips Conservation District will use this information to decide which natural resource concerns need the mos...

  • Phillips County Local Work Group Meeting May 14th

    Shilo Messerly, District Conservationist Malta Field Office|May 1, 2019

    Local Work Group Meetings are a valuable part of the NRCS planning process, providing an opportunity for agricultural producers, partner conservation organizations, and local land managers to be part of a collaborative effort to improve natural resources within our county. The purpose of the 2019 Local Work Group Meeting is to gather information in preparation for the Long-Range Plan (LRP) for the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Phillips Conservation District to decide which natural resource concerns need the most...

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