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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">USDA Announces Second FY 2026 Signup for Conservation Programs in Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Warwick, RI – Feb. 12, 2026 –
</span></i></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Rhode Island announces a second signup ranking date of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 20, 2026</span></strong>, for key conservation programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This second signup date allows farmers who missed our previous signup to participate in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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prosperity of American agriculture and communities. This pilot program addresses whole-farm resource concerns through support for voluntary regenerative agriculture conservation plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“NRCS in Rhode Island continues our commitment to our farmers, woodland owners, and aquaculture producers to advance conservation, strengthen service delivery, and support the men and
women who feed and fuel our nation,” said Acting NRCS State Conservationist Thomas L. Morgart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NRCS helps Ocean State farmers, private woodland owners, and aquaculture growers apply conservation practices and activities on their land. We offer a variety of practices like cover
crops, tree planting, composting facilities, pasture & hay planting, oyster reef restoration, wildlife habitat planting, efficient irrigation systems, and soil health testing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All our NRCS financial and technical assistance programs are voluntary programs that help our clients to install or manage conservation practices on eligible agricultural land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NRCS accepts applications for conservation programs year-round but sets state-specific ranking dates to evaluate applications for funding. Application cutoff periods allow NRCS to screen
and rank applications for those with the highest conservation benefits across Rhode Island’s landscapes, including cropland, pastureland, and private non-industrial forestlands. The next application cutoff date is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, March 20, 2026</span></strong>. Applications received after this ranking date will be automatically deferred to the next funding period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">NRCS Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Thomas L. Morgart, Acting State Conservationist</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><br>
401-828-1300 or <a href="mailto:Thomas.Morgart@usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">Thomas.Morgart@usda.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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