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The Jewell Farm in Winneshiek County rotates corn, oats, and this cover crop mix for fall cattle grazing.

ACT NOW

ACT NOW Information for Iowa NRCS

NRCS will be utilizing ACT NOW to process conservation applications in some ranking pools to deliver a conservation product faster. ACT NOW allows NRCS to immediately approve and obligate a ranked application in a designated ranking pool when an eligible application meets or exceeds a State-determined minimum ranking score. This means no longer having to wait for all applications to be reviewed and preapproved in a ranking pool.

For FY25, Iowa NRCS will use ACT NOW for:

  • CSP - May 9, 2025, through July 11, 2025
  • EQIP (Round 1) - Dec. 6, 2024, through March 28, 2025
  • EQIP (Round 2) - April 4, 2025, through July 11, 2025
  • RCPP18 - Nov. 22, 2025, through July 11, 2025

More information about ACT NOW.

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