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 ...

Jerry Raynor, then the Indiana state conservationist, visits a site in Starke County, Indiana, May 25, 2021 that was restored under NRCS's Wetland Reserve Easement Program. The easement includes 200.6 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State of Colorado are continuing and strengthening their Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) partnership to support and empower Colorado’s ...

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 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, ...

The Report was developed by USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project. NRCS describes the Report as documenting the progress that has been made through voluntary conservation over a 10-year ...

Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

Join us for an engaging discussion exploring the intersection of agroecology and urban ecosystems. This webinar will highlight how diverse urban food systems from home gardens to community farms ...

AMES, Iowa – U.S. farmers will be able to collect federal conservation payments for installing prairie strips on their land, and Iowa State University researchers helped bridge the gap between the ...

The cost and availability of water is one of the biggest challenges facing the game of golf. The municipal Park City Golf Club has plenty of water when winter snow is still melting in the mountains, ...