Emergency Watershed Protection
This program offers technical and financial assistance to help local communities relieve imminent threats to life and property caused by floods that impair a watershed.
Conservation Practices
Technical Services
Equipment Rental
To lease equipment, you must be a District Cooperator. Lessees are responsible for picking up and returning the equipment to the designated location for inspection. Additionally, you are responsible for inspecting damages both before and after use. Charges are only applied for the actual days of use, not for the pickup and return days. You will not be charged for delays caused by weather. More information is available on the Lease Agreement Form.
WV Century Farm Program
The West Virginia Century Farm Program recognizes families who have been farming the same tract of land for at least 100 years
Free Soil Sampling
The NPCD provides residents in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, and Marshall County with free soil testing for lawns, gardens, orchards, hay fields, and pastures. Rich, nutrient-dense soil is crucial for healthy plants and grass. The soil test results will display a graph with your soil's potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and pH levels. The lab results will also suggest how to correct your soil should it lack any necessary components.
Ag Enhancement Program
The program assists agricultural cooperators of West Virginia Conservation Districts with the voluntary implementation of best management practices for agricultural lands to conserve and improve land and water quality. It offers technical and financial assistance as an incentive to implement best management practices. Cost-share practices available include but are not limited to, urban agriculture, nutrient management, pasture division fencing, invasive species management, and pollination planting.
Forage Sampling
Increased profit is the primary reason for knowing the quality of the forages fed to livestock. Understanding the nutrient composition and potential animal performance that can be expected from a given forage is essential. Accurate analysis of all feedstuffs is needed for balancing rations, formulating least-cost supplements, using homegrown forages effectively, and pricing hay correctly. The NPCD will cost-share 2/3 of Forage Sampling dees up to five times per year for our Cooperators.