Joint Letter to the US Senate and House on Farm Bill Framework Funding
3-21-08

Technical Assistance for Farm Bill Conservation Programs: Recommendations for Action by the Conference Committee
2-04-08

The New Environmental Quality Incentives Program: Recommendations for Action by the Conference Committee
1-30-08

The New Conservation Security Program: Recommendations for Action by the Conference Committee
1-28-08

An Assessment of Technical Assistance for Farm Bill Conservation Programs
9-21-2007
This report produced by the Soil and Water Conservation Society and Environment Defense provides an assessment of USDA conservation technical assistance programs. Executive Summary available here.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Program Assessment
3-26-2007  
This report produced by the Soil and Water Conservation Society and Environmental Defense provides an assessment of EQIP. Executive Summary available here.

Conservation Security Program (CSP) Program Assessment
3-15-2007  
This report produced by the Soil and Water Conservation Society and Environmental Defense provides an assessment of CSP. Executive Summary available here.

Letter to the Senate on Farm Bill Funding
2-7-2007

Comments on the proposed rule for CSP
3-01-04
The Soil and Water Conservation Society sent comments on the proposed rule for the Conservation Security Program to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The complete letter can be found following this link.

Comments on the Conservation Reserve Program interim rule
7-7-2003
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) believes four changes in the CRP rule and guidance manual could help the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and producers alike capitalize on opportunities at hand.

Official comment on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) proposed rule
3-10-2003
In 2002, listening sessions were conducted to gather perspectives from farmers, ranchers, and conservationists who work with or use federal farm bill programs at state or local levels. The Society's Board of Directors then developed the comments on the EQIP proposed rule using the information gained from these sessions. Join the Society's discussion forum where members discuss how the Soil and Water Conservation Society can strengthen EQIP.

Technical Service Provider (TSP) rule comments
2-19-2003

How Conservation Measures Up in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
6-20-2002  
President Bush signed the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRI) into law. To help sort out ideas for implementation of FSRI, the Soil and Water Conservation Society has released a report that identifies key opportunities to implement the conservation programs in the new farm law. The Soil and Water Conservation Society will provide more detailed recommendations on how the US Department of Agriculture can take advantage of these opportunities as implementation of FSRI 2002 proceeds.

Seeking Common Ground, A Farm Bill Proposal: Responding to the Grassroots
6-6-2001
This report outlines recommendations for changes to the conservation provisions of the 2002 farm bill after receiving participation from the agricultural, water quality, and fish and wildlife communities nationwide.

Reforming the Farm Bill: Ideas from the Grassroots
3-01-2001
This document summarizes the ideas of eighty-two state and local leaders for reform of US agricultural conservation policy and programs. In 2000, SWCS conducted five regional workshops involving invited participants representing the agricultural, water quality, and fish and wildlife conservation communities and asked them to present recommendations for change based on their direct experience with these programs and conservation problems in their states and localities.