Sign-up Announced for Grassland Reserve Program in Delaware

DOVER, Del., May 12, 2009 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Delaware is currently accepting applications for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) for fiscal year 2009.  Interested landowners should submit their application to their local USDA Service Center by June 1 to be considered for funding this year.

New: Sign-up Deadline Extended to June 26!!
New USDA Initiative Offers Funds to Delaware Organic Producers

DOVER, Del., May 12, 2009 – Delaware farmers transitioning to organic production or already certified as an organic producer may qualify for a new initiative providing more than $285,000 in financial assistance. Funding for the initiative is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Wildlife in Delaware Now Have A New Place to Call Home

DOVER, Del., April 23, 2009 – We all know there’s no place like home.  Now, Great Blue Herons and Egrets in Delaware have a new, exclusive nesting place on Middle Island to call home.  With funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) recently completed construction of four unique nesting structures to help increase heron and egret wildlife habitat in Delaware.  

Applications for Farmland Preservation Accepted Now 

DOVER, Del., April 1, 2009-- Entities interested in preserving farmland in Delaware are invited to sign up for financial assistance through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).