This article was written by David Frabotta, Manager, Climate-Smart Ag Interactive Programming for Trust In Food, a Farm Journal initiative. Learn more at www.trustinfood.com At Rondo Farms, a ...

This article was written by Keith Mears, who farms with his family near Delphi, Ind., and is a Conservation Steward with the America’s Conservation Ag Movement. The most important step to making a ...

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 ...

As President-elect Joe Biden promises to ramp up federal efforts to promote climate-friendly farming practices, the Agriculture Department is quietly taking some steps that could lead to new ...

The process for the Natural Resource Conservation Service to approve new conservation practices is slow, bureaucratic and without clear guidelines. The NRCS often requires years for a practice to be ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs are a crucial part of the work of conservation and farms that can be successful long into the future. Deputy ...

LIMA — Through its regenerative farm, The Ohio State University-Lima has been at the forefront when it comes to research into best practices for soil and water management in agriculture. On Thursday, ...

This field day aims to equip attendees with best management practices for establishing and managing cover crops as an ...

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 ...

With billions spent, is Iowa's water improving? Farm leaders say yes, but more work is needed. Others want changes — from ...

$223 million has been awarded from the state to the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for fiscal year 2026. It is the largest investment in the program's history "To ...