The USDA will make up to $50 million available to encourage landowners and land managers to allow public access to their land for recreational use.
USDA is offering $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine through the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.
Farmers across the country planted cover crops on 15.4 million acres in 2017, an increase of 50% over five years, according to the Census of Ag.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
As of Dec. 28, all FSA offices went on furlough due to lapse in federal funding. Many are wondering where this leaves their MFP application.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service wants help to complete restoration work of degraded wetlands, floodplains, and forestlands.
The USDA is targeting $4 million to help farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners in California recover from the recent wildfires. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will issue waivers for those interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to enable recovery work to begin immediately. NRCS will immediately begin accepting applications for its […]
Six farm families were recognized for not only being some of the nation’s best cattle and livestock operations, but also for their stewardship and conservation efforts during the 2017 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting last week. This year’s Environmental Stewardship regional winners will compete for the national award, which will be announced during the Annual […]
Current observations of the state of many agricultural soils indicates that the number of good farmers outpaces the number of good stewards.
It is no secret there can be tension between conservation interests and cattle grazing, but the owners of the Lightning Creek Ranch in eastern Oregon have found some common ground. Lightning Creek Ranch owners the Probert family, led by Dan and Suzy Probert, have teamed up with The Nature Conservancy, the Natural Resource Conservation Service […]