Grassland Improvement Program

Working with landowners in Adams, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps & Webster counties to improve the quality of grasslands.

This program is designed to be used in conjunction with:
Prescribed burns
Development of a rotational grazing system
Eastern red cedar control & removal
Interseeding pastures
Wildlife habitat improvement


Obtain applications for this program through your NRCS County Office or Pheasants Forever
Adams County NRCS - 402-463-6771
Franklin County NRCS - 308-425-6276
Harlan County NRCS - 308-928-2089
Kearney County NRCS - 308-832-1895
Phelps County NRCS - 308-995-6121
Webster County NRCS - 402-746-2268
Pheasants Forever - 308-754-5339

Landowners will be offered a payment of $30 per acre to defer the grazing on pastures for one calendar year when burning & other grassland improvement programs are being performed on the grassland

The program is designed to be used in conjunction with prescribed burns, development of a rotational grazing system, eastern red cedar control & removal, interseeding pastures, & wildlife habitat improvement.

This program is a partnership with Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Nebraska Partnership for All-bird Conservation, Nebraska Environmental Trust & the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission.

Grassland Improvement Program Application

Grassland Improvement Program Flyer

Press Release