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Included: websites,  FDACS, NRCS, and FSA information. 

Cost-Sharing Support

The federal 2014 Farm Bill, administered by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides for a variety of cost-share programs for environmental stewardship programs on agricultural lands, with an emphasis on working land conservation projects. The HSWCD helps eligible producers and landowners secure these grants in their work to voluntarily implement practices to protect soil, water, air, wildlife habitats and related natural resources. From structural and management projects, to mobile irrigation labs, the HSWCD is your source for finding the aid you need.

General Information: 

• 2024 Soil Planner
• 4 Easy Steps to Get Started with FSA
• A Guide to USDA Resources  for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
• Link to Ask IFAS
• Farm Bill 2019
• Farm Bill 2019 (Spanish)
• FDACS BMP Informational Guides (Link to Manuals)
• Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide - Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide | FWC (myfwc.com
• Specific chapter in the Guide on Conservation Planning - Conservation Planning | FWC (myfwc.com)
• Local Working Group Fact Sheet
• National Organic Farming Handbook
• NRCS Service Center Contacts
• NRCS Farm, Ranch, and Producers  Information (various topics)
• Podcasts from Natural Resource University 
• Soil Quality Resouce Concerns
• Unlock The Secrets of Soil brouchures
• Vegetable Growers News Seed Guide ( FL Vegetable Growers Association)
• What are FDACS  BMP?  2023
• Helpful Website Resources for Producers Updated 2023 (1).pdf 

NRCS Assistance

• Get Started with NRCS Website
• NRCS - Who we are and What we do
• 5 Pasos para obtener
• 5 Steps to Assistance

        FORMS

• Appeals - How to NRCS
• NRCS Form AD 1026
• CPA 1200 EQUIP Application Instruction pdf
• CPA 1200 Conservation Program Application pdf

         PROGRAMS

• Is CSP right for Me? 
• CSP Program (National)
• Conservation User Guide for Producers (Farmers.gov) - NRCS
• Conservation Planning
• Eligibility USDA Programs download fact sheet
• Establishing Eligibility for USDA Programs (Steps to Apply)
• Emergency Watershed Protection Program
• EQIP Assistance (Environmental Quaility Incentives Program) NRCS
• EQIP General Eligibility 
• EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts Fact Sheet
• EWP - Emergency Watershed Protection Program NRCS/USDA
• Growing Organic: NRCS Assistance for Organic Farmers
• Plant Cover Crops and Insure Your Cash Crops

        CSP Information

• National CSP Brochure
• CSP Right for Me (English)
• CSP Right for Me (Spanish)
• CSP Rigth for Me (Vietnamese)
• CSP for Corn Producers
• CSP for Cotton Producers
• CSP for Crop Growers
• CSP for Dairy Producers
• CSP  for Forestland Managers
• CSP for Livestock Producers
• CSP for Organic Producers
• CSP for Poultry Producers
• CSP for Pork Producers
• CSP for Rice Producers
• CSP for Sorghum Producers
• CSP for Soil Health
• CSP for Soybean Producers
• CSP for Wheat Growers
• CSP for Wildlife

Governmental Entities

• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• FDACS Office of Agricultural Water Policy
• Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
• Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
• Florida Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
• Fresh From Florida
• NRCS
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Tampa Bay Water
• USDA
• UF/IFAS Hillsborough County
• UF/IFAS Pinellas County
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• USDA Quick Reference Guide