USDA NRCS Conservation Practices

Land Services, Priced Straight

Firebreaks, prescribed burns, reforestation, stand improvement - the conservation work USDA cost-share programs pay for. See the reference rate for your state, then put your project in front of working crews for sealed bids.

8 NRCS practice standards Rate sheets for all 50 states Free for landowners
You own the ground

Post The Job For Sealed Bids

Site prep, planting, mulching, firebreaks, access roads, stand improvement. Describe the tract, set how long bidding stays open, and crews put numbers on it. Free to post, and AXE USA takes nothing off what you award.

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You run the crew

See What's Open And Bid It

Every project landowners post lands on the bid board below. Your number stays sealed until the window closes - nobody undercuts you, because nobody sees it. Bidding needs a Crew Bidding membership - the same seat that covers timber and subcontract work.

Go To The Bid Board

USDA programs like EQIP reimburse landowners at published payment rates for approved conservation practices. Knowing the rate before you collect bids tells you exactly where a fair price sits - and whether the cost-share covers most of the job.

The catalog

Eight Practices, One Standard

Each practice below is a numbered NRCS conservation practice standard - the same codes your local USDA office and your cost-share contract use.

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Know the number

Your State's Reference Rates

What conservation work pays in your state, per practice - modeled on NRCS payment schedules and adjusted for regional costs. Free account required to unseal the dollars.

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The process

Sealed Bids, Same As Timber

The exact system landowners use to sell timber on AXE USA, pointed at conservation work: nobody sees a competing number, so every crew bids what the job is actually worth.

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Post Your Project

Pick the NRCS practice, describe the ground, and set a bidding window. Posting is free for landowners.

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Crews Bid Sealed

Conservation contractors on the board submit sealed bids. Nobody - not even you - sees a number before the deadline.

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Bids Unseal

When the window closes, every bid opens at once with the crew’s credentials, license, and insurance attached.

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You Award It

Compare real numbers against the reference rates, pick your crew, and we notify them. No commission taken.

Bidding crews carry an active Crew Bidding membership and put their own license and insurance on file. AXE USA does not verify any of it - check the paperwork yourself before you sign.
The bid board

Land Services Out For Bid

Every conservation and land-services project landowners have open right now. Bids stay sealed until each deadline passes - nobody sees a competing number, including the landowner.

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Run a dozer, drip torch, or planting crew? One Crew Bidding seat covers this board, timber-harvest requests, and corporate subcontract work - no commission on what you win.

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Free for landowners

Post Your Conservation Project

Describe the work, set a bidding window, and let crews compete on price. You see every sealed bid the moment the window closes.

Sign In To Post A Project

Posting conservation projects is free for landowners - a free account is all it takes.