Recording! What You Need to Know about the USDA NRCS’s Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program
On March 6 we held our March Network Café, part of the 2025-2026 Network Café Series, and welcomed Chad Cochrane, State Agronomist for the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service, to break down NRCS's Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program. The program was announced in December 2025 as a farmer first, outcomes-based approach to conservation through the existing Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Chad shared what the Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program means, how it works, and how farmers can access funding and support to bolster resilience on their land and in their farm businesses.
For those interested in learning more about this funding opportunity or applying, browse through the resource links below offered by USDA NRCS.
- To apply, find the USDA service center closest to you here
- Learn more about the Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program here
- Understand the Soil Testing requirement that is part of this program here
- Understand the NRCS EQUIP and CSP payment schedule here
Please view the full recording of the March Network Café below. If you attended the Network Café and did not take the evaluation, please respond here.
Our next Network Café in the series will be on Friday, May 1 from 12-1PM, topic to be announced. Learn more and register here
