By Shelby Shank, Field Editor | Texas Farm Bureau on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Texas farmers, ranchers and landowners have a new opportunity to invest in soil health and productivity on their operations through the Texas Conservation & Sustainability Initiative (TCSI)."The Texas Conservation and Sustainability Initiative seeks to do three things and that's to help producers adopt conservation practices, assess which practices work best across regions and commodities and create longterm value for products grown using those practices," said Dr. Julie Howe, Texas A&M University soil chemistry and fertility professor.

The initiative is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

It provides financial incentives to help farmers and ranchers adopt conservation practices that improve soil health on working lands.