The USDA and the state of Wyoming have entered into a new partnership to use farm bill investments to support voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations in Wyoming.
“Conserving America’s most iconic wildlife and wildlife migration corridors depends on the conservation of private working lands and Tribal lands through voluntary, collaborative incentives that reward farmers, ranchers and forest owners for stewardship of their lands,” said Robert Bonnie, USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation, in a news release.
USDA is committing to an initial $15 million investment through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Agricultural Conservation Easements Program in addition to the rental payments that will go to producers enrolled in the Grasslands Conservation Reserve Program.
