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Landscape view of Fallon County, Montana, grass-covered hills in Spring

Fallon County

Fallon County in the southeast corner of Montana has a total area of 1,619 square miles and a population of 3,009. Baker is the Fallon County seat; the only other incorporated community in the county is the town of Plevna. Average elevation is 2,910 feet and woodland vegetation is uncommon in this county dominated by semi-arid grasslands. The growing season usually lasts for about 136 days, from around the middle of May to the third week of September. Average annual precipitation for most of the county is fourteen to fifteen inches per year, most of which falls as rain between April and October.

Roughly 87 percent of the land in Fallon County is in farms, with the majority of that land used as range or pasture. A great deal of cropland is dedicated to producing feed and forage for livestock. Among annual crops, dryland wheat is in the lead. The NRCS office, located in Baker, offers voluntary technical and financial assistance to private landowners interested in natural resource conservation based on a focused approach using long range planning with local input.

 

Current Financial Assistance Opportunities for Fallon County Landowners​

In addition to these local projects, producers may also apply for statewide programs such as the Conservation Stewardship Program, national Environmental Quality Incentives Program initiatives, and conservation easement programs. For more information on these and other programs, see State Programs and Initiatives on the NRCS Montana webpage.

Fallon County Long Range Plan

NRCS in Montana uses a Focused Conservation strategy to address priority natural resource concerns across the state using Targeted Implementation Plans. It all begins with a long range plan. Each local NRCS field office develops a long range plan with input from landowners, partners, land managers, and others to identify and prioritize natural resource concerns in the county. Based on those plans, NRCS works with stakeholders to determine what conservation practices will be needed to address the resource concerns. Long range plans are updated to reflect the changing needs and objectives of the county’s natural resources.

Fallon County Long Range Plan 2019 (2.04 MB)

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Montana Local Working Groups

Every year, county Conservation Districts and the NRCS host local working group meetings where farmers, landowners, conservation partners, and other stakeholders in the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on this feedback, NRCS updates the county’s long-range plan and develops new Targeted Implementation Plans to address those resource concerns.

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What's Available in My Montana County?

Current local financial assistance opportunities in Montana, listed by county. In addition to the local opportunities, producers may also apply for statewide and national programs.

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Montana Programs and Application Dates

Program applications are accepted on a continual basis, however, NRCS establishes application ranking dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. Applications received after the ranking date will be automatically deferred to the next funding period.

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