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Because Farm Advisors is not directly tied to a cost-share package, participants are free to enroll in the wide variety of available programs.

Tall cereal rye and mixed cover crops in a field, with grain bins at the left edge.
A twelve-species cover crop mix ahead of corn planting, Evansville, May 2021 Photo: USDA NRCS / Carly Whitmore

Events and Opportunities

Workshops, calls and meetings Farm Advisors shares with Indiana farmers.

  • Workshop, Soil Health Nexus

    Weathering Water Extremes: Connecting Soil Health, Drainage, Irrigation, and Farm Resilience

    When
    November 4 to 5, 2026
    Where
    Elkhart County Fairgrounds, 17746 County Road 34, Goshen, Indiana

    A two-day November workshop on drainage, irrigation, soil health and farm resilience, with farm tours and farmer conversations.

  • Request for proposals

    Conservation Agronomist

    When
    Proposals due November 17, 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern
    Terms
    Contract, retainer engagement, 15 to 30 hours per month

    Farm Advisors is looking for a Conservation Agronomist focused on conservation and regenerative agriculture. The PDF’s October 23 deadline was extended to November 17.

Paying for Conservation

Cost-share and incentive programs that help pay for cover crops, no-till and other conservation practices.

  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

    Natural Resources Conservation Service

    NRCS's flagship conservation program, with technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands.

  • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

    Natural Resources Conservation Service

    NRCS program that helps farmers build on their existing conservation efforts while strengthening their operation, with technical and financial assistance.

  • Clean Water Indiana

    Indiana State Department of Agriculture

    Indiana program that provides financial assistance to landowners and conservation groups for practices that reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution.

    Indiana

A helicopter seeds cover crops over a standing cornfield while a crew loads seed from a trailer below.
Aerial seeding of cover crops over standing corn at Scully Family Farms, Spencer, Indiana, September 2022 Photo: USDA NRCS / Brandon O’Connor

Help in Your County

The offices that work with Indiana farmers on conservation plans, programs and paperwork, county by county.

  • NRCS in Indiana

    Natural Resources Conservation Service

    Find your local USDA Service Center by county and see the NRCS conservation programs available in Indiana, including EQIP and CSP.

    Indiana

  • ISDA: Soil Conservation

    Indiana State Department of Agriculture

    State soil conservation division that assists Indiana farmers, with a directory of local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and state conservation programs.

    Indiana

  • Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

    Statewide association of Indiana's 92 Soil and Water Conservation Districts, with a Find Your District link to reach the district in your county.

    Indiana

  • Find your Soil and Water Conservation District

    Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

    Lists the Soil and Water Conservation District in each Indiana county, with addresses and phone numbers.

    Indiana

Guides and Learning

Field guides, books and research on cover crops and soil health.

  • Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

    Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

    SARE's 244-page book on how and why cover crops work and how to build them into any farming operation, available as a PDF download.

  • Cover Crops

    Purdue University Agronomy Extension

    Purdue Agronomy Extension cover crop recipes, articles and the Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide for selecting, growing and using cover crops.

  • Soil Health Nexus

    North Central Region Soil Health Nexus

    Multistate Extension team sharing research-based soil health knowledge, with a searchable Soil Health Toolbox of reviewed resources, webinars and regional events.

A green no-till planter works through yellow-flowering wild mustard and corn residue.
Justin Buss planting soybeans into corn residue with a no-till planter, Vincennes, May 2021 Photo: USDA NRCS / Brandon O’Connor

Conservation Partners in Indiana

Organizations working alongside Indiana farmers on soil health and conservation.

  • Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative

    Promotes science-based, farmer-proven practices to improve soil health on Indiana crop land, with soil health podcasts, local trainings and workshops, and tools and resources.

    Indiana

  • On-Farm Conservation Programs

    Indiana Corn and Soy

    Lists on-farm conservation programs for Indiana corn and soybean farmers, including Farmers for Soil Health, an incentive program for soil health practices.

    Indiana

  • Conservation Technology Information Center

    Nonprofit offering national research tools, farm tours and field support, plus Connector.ag, a searchable database of conservation incentive programs and local technical support.

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