Some of the best agronomic decisions Dean Sponheim has made on his north-central Iowa farm were driven by economics. In 1999, on one field, he began strip-tilling to reduce soil crusting, which led to ...

This is just a small example of the many EQIP opportunities available to producers. Financial assistance is also available ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCTV) - A bill that would remove red tape for farmers to implement conservation practices has been introduced by a handful of legislators. “Streamlining updates to conservation ...

In the distance, Dean Fedde can see what used to be his grandparent’s farmland. It’s now five housing lots. He and his brother Wayne knew they never wanted their land to leave agriculture production, ...

$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 ...

By Tanya O’Garra In 2006, Paul Ferraro and Subhrendu Pattanayak issued an urgent warning: conservation lacked the causal ...

John Peck, Tom Ziel and George Zmitko will be recognized for outstanding agricultural leadership, innovation and conservation ...

The program provides financial and technical assistance to producers interested in improving irrigation efficiency and ...

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.