Natural Resources Conservation Service offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. Print this information.USDA offers a wide variety of programs and services, as well as special provisions for certain operations and producers. There's plenty of water to sustain people, just not irrigated agriculture on this scale. Thousands of people voluntarily enroll in the program because it helps them enhance natural resources and improve their business operation. Generally, animals used for commercial purposes and not held for sale in the normal course of business, are taxable. Copper, silver, gold, turquiose, uranium, sand and gravel all are mined. Water for agriculture and cities is crucial. License and registration requirements are not the same for every business. Not all businesses need a license and some may need more than one.