New federal initiative provides farmers funding for soil health practices and conservation through streamlined application ...

It takes intentionality to meet the requirements, but it’s possible to layer federal and private conservation programs to add extra cash to your bottom line. “When carbon programs are appropriately ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to 49 national conservation practice standards. The proposed revisions are ...

CHAMPAIGN — Across Illinois and around the country, farmers, ranchers and forest landowners are working with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to implement conservation practices across ...

Stavros Koutsantonis says measurement, reporting and verification of regenerative farming is helping to create excitement among LPs for its US farmland strategy.

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

The next Woodland Wednesdays program will take place online at 6 p.m. May 29 and will offer conservation climate smart practices in forestland and timber stand improvement for wildlife management.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Pacific Islands Area is now accepting applications for fiscal year 2025 assistance programs. Farmers, ...

“I started as a customer of NRCS first,” says Aubrey Bettencourt, chief of the USDA agency that helps farmers and ranchers manage natural resources on private lands. As a third-generation California ...

Conserving the diversity of life and vitality of the world’s ecosystems is among humanity’s greatest challenges. Despite growing recognition of the importance of biodiversity, ecosystems, and the ...

DETROIT LAKES — One of the many bends of the Otter Tail River carves through the grasses of Blue Line Farm, where 700 acres have supported nearly six generations of cattle farmers. Thousands of feet ...

We all want clean water but sometimes it is hard to know how one individual or family can make a difference. People who have a home with a yard have the opportunity to make decisions that can protect ...