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NRCS reports 2025 conservation activity in Mills County, previews 2026 applications
Summary
Dustin Brake of the NRCS summarized FY2025 conservation work in Mills County — terrace and cover-crop installations, RCPP activity and payments totaling about $175,000 — and said roughly 35 applications are pending for 2026 funding cycles (EQIP, CSP, RCPP).
Dustin Brake, district conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), briefed the Board of Supervisors on Mills County conservation activity for fiscal year 2025 and the outlook for 2026.
Brake reported five terrace applications and 24 cover-crop applications paid in the year, with total payments of roughly $175,000 for installed practices, and cited 5,314 acres of cover crops recorded in county activity. He highlighted regional RCPP activity in the West Nishnabotna watershed where Golden Hills partnered on cover-crop work; the RCPP goal was 20,000 acres and the program planned 29,500 acres among 75 producers with 23,474 acres applied in the county during the year. Brake also noted installed water basins, waterways (9,402 feet reported) and other conservation practices supported through federal programs.
Looking ahead, he said about 35 applications (EQIP, CSP, RCPP) were on his desk awaiting ranking for possible selection in the next funding round. Board members thanked the NRCS for the report and the Soil and Water Conservation District expressed appreciation for past allocations and continued partnership.
In response to a clarifying question, Brake explained a “high tunnel” is essentially a greenhouse.
