Federally funded Indigenous-led conservation programs are delivering highly effective climate and biodiversity outcomes, ...

Quick Take Conservation failures occur when the whole picture isn’t addressed and threats persist as populations decline.

Due to the growing number of climate-smart programs that are available to growers, it can be hard to navigate. That’s just what the Conservation Connector was intended to change. Developed by The ...

After years wrangling over how best to target conservation money toward small farms, Congress has struck on a novel solution for the moment: quit trying. In two installments this year — including this ...

The Senate already approved its version of the “America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act.” A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation to renew a popular wildlife ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) has launched a new Community Conservation Assistance Program, aimed at helping ...

USDA has announced a sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program in 2025 that will extend from now until June 6 at local Farm Service Agency offices. The current CRP sign-up period will be for ...

I’ve been farming in Iowa for over four decades, continuing a legacy that began when my father started our operation in 1959. Today, I run a swine and corn farm and serve as a partner at Saratoga ...

“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 ...