The 2008 Farm Bill emphasizes conservation on working land by increasing funding for Environmental Quality Incentives Program and new Conservation Stewardship Program (successor to the Conservation Security Program). Reduces Conservation Reserve Program acreage cap to 32 million acres beginning on Oct 1, 2009. Continues emphasis on wetland restoration and farmland preservation with expansion of Wetland Reserve Program, Farmland Protection Program, and Grassland Reserve Program.
The tabs to the left provide brief descriptions of available conservation programs through the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). | 
