Umatilla County SWCD

Soil & Water Conservation District - Protecting Natural Resources

Producer Workshop

What management or natural resources concerns and goals do you have
for your operation? This page will help guide you from assessing your
own property to potentially enrolling in a USDA conservation program
that will provide you with financial and technical assistance.

Are you following the four basic principles of soil health?

  1. Keep the soil covered as much as possible
  2. Disturb the soil as little as possible
  3. Keep plants growing throughout the year to feed the soil
  4. Diversify as much as possible using crop rotation and cover crops

Request or download your NRCS Soil Health Information Starter Kit to
learn ways you can improve soil health within your operation:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/health
/?cid=nrcseprd888625

The USDA Conservation Concerns Tool will help you identify issues
impacting the productivity of your farm or ranch:

  https://www.farmers.gov/conserve

The Oregon Department of Agriculture Landowner Self-Assessment
Tool will help you protect water quality:

https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/Natural
Resources/SelfAssessmentTool.pdf

The following programs will help you implement conservation
practices to improve your operation, including building healthy soils:

EQIP

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial
and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural
resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved
water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased
soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, improved or
created wildlife habitat, and mitigation against drought and increasing
weather volatility.

Learn more here:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/
national/programs/financial/eqip/

CSP

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your
existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation. 
Whether you are looking to improve grazing conditions, increase crop
resiliency, or develop wildlife habitat, we can custom design a CSP plan
to help you meet those goals.

Learn more here:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national
/programs/financial/csp/

Learn about other 2018 USDA Farm Bill Programs here:

https://www.farmers.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FarmBill-2018-
Brochure-11x17.pdf

Are you interested in applying for financial and technical
assistance?

These are the 5 steps to get started with NRCS:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/news
room/features/?cid=stelprdb1193811

If you have questions about USDA programs and/or you are interested
in enrolling, find your USDA Service Center contact information here:

https://www.farmers.gov/service-center-locator

Your conservation information can be managed online at:

https://www.farmers.gov


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