USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing two application deadlines for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) for fiscal year 2023 funding for New York State. November 25 is the first application deadline.
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $18.1 million is now available through the Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge for the development of innovative nature-based solutions that lower emissions and sequester carbon through novel products and services.
These are two, quick and anonymous surveys. Thank you for your help!
Thank you to all the speakers, partner organizations, host farms, and more than 570 individuals who participated in and made our 2022 Soil Health & Climate Resiliency Field Day series possible!
“The offering of mini-grants is designed to encourage expanding soil health research, education, and awareness to communities across NYS,” said Debbie Aller, New York Soil Health program coordinator.
If you self-identify as a farmer AND are in the Northeast US, we’d like to hear your perspective, interest, and need around tree planting. The survey will close on October 15, 2022.
This report is the first regional characterization effort and documents our current knowledge of soil health on farmland in Suffolk County, Long Island.
Researchers at Cornell University, U.C. Berkeley, and The Nature Conservancy surveyed 542 organic fruit and vegetable farmers about the use of eight agroecological practices.
The New York Soil Health Alliance and the New York Soil Health Initiative announce the 2022 Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Day Series. Running from May-August, the statewide series can be found from Long Island to Western NY, Northern NY, and Central and Eastern NY.
Farm Ops Offering Veteran Scholarships for Soil Health & Climate Resiliency Field Days