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 read more »

Second Century Working Lands Habitat Program

Enrollment Focus Targeting marginal cropland such as saline and moist soils, field edges, and other less productive soil types. The read more »

Working Grasslands Partnership

Interested participants can apply at any time. RCPP partners can provide technical and financial assistance for grass seeding plans. Through 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 »

Decker Drilling and Excavating LLC

Services Offered: Directional drilling, plowing, general excavation Conservation Focus Areas: Terraces Grassed waterways Tiling Ag waste system construction Service Area: 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 »