The Grass is Greener
The Grass is Greener program is a Producer‑First initiative enrolling cattle producers in the Northern Great Plains and Upper Midwest, read more »
AgSpire: Ranching for the Future
Ranching for the Future supports producers to enhance herd productivity and efficiency, leading to more pounds produced on-farm. AgSpire technical read more »
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
NRCS works one-on-one with producers to develop a conservation plan that outlines conservation practices and activities to help solve on-farm read more »
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation. Whether you are read more »
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands or protect working farms and ranches through conservation easements.
SD Dakota Skipper Project (Pollinator Planting)
What acres are eligible for this program? Enrollment is focused on creating and maintaining quality pollinator habitat. All acres that read more »
South Dakota Resource Concerns
Understanding your resource concern is the first step toward finding the right conservation help. The South Dakota Resource Concerns website read more »
Pray for Rain. Plan for Drought. – SD Drought Planning
The South Dakota Drought Plan (“Pray for Rain. Plan for Drought.”) was developed by ranchers with support from USDA-NRCS and read more »
South Dakota Grassland Coalition Mentoring Network
The Mentoring Network connects experienced ranchers and land managers with those looking to improve their conservation practices, especially in grazing read more »
