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 ...

Producer Kate Friesen shows Indiana district conservationist Wes Krug around Singletree Flower Farm in Goshen, Indiana on June 29, 2022. Friesen and her husband received assistance through USDA’s ...

Conservation programs do incredible work and have done so for decades. Many animal and habitat conservation efforts, both large and small, are successful. However, some conservation programs launch ...

Congressional Agriculture Committee leaders are providing glimpses into their intentions for farm bill conservation programs with proposals to make potentially significant changes to longstanding ...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

If you love something, set it on fire. Especially if the thing you love is a healthy pasture. For grasslands, fire is a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem and an important tool for a rancher. Not ...

Judith Puncochar prunes a tree on her farm outside of Saint Paul, Nebraska. Most of Puncochar's farm is enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, a federal land conservation initiative that she ...

Research shows that the region is likely to experience more intense, frequent droughts that last longer due to climate change ...

A policy shift prioritizing agricultural land over conservation land is a major blow to Florida’s natural beauty.

The North Carolina Forest Service has a Young Offenders Forest Conservation Program (B.R.I.D.G.E) that offers work experience ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...