Farmers in Caroline, Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties in Maryland’s Eastern Shore who are interested in obtaining financial and technical support to establish healthy soil practices on their farms have until March 20 to apply for assistance through their local soil conservation district offices.

This funding opportunity is made possible by a federal grant secured by the Maryland Department of Agriculture to support the installation of healthy soil practices that allow farmers to gain experience using the latest technological advances.

In 2018, the department received a five-year, $1 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program grant from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Conservation practices eligible for funding and technical assistance include the following:

To learn more about Conservation Partnership Program projects in Maryland, farmers should visit Maryland NRCS’s website. For more information about Maryland’s healthy soil initiatives, contact the department’s Office of Resource Conservation at 410-841-5865 or visit their website.

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