New federal initiative provides farmers funding for soil health practices and conservation through streamlined application ...

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 ...

This Market Intel article is the second in a five-part series highlighting agricultural ecosystem credit markets and the opportunities and challenges they present farmers, as well as the policy levers ...

“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 ...

The measures farmers can take to protect water and soil are well-known, says Francis Eanes, a visiting assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates. What’s less understood, he says, is “what ...

The next Woodland Wednesdays program will take place online at 6 p.m. May 29 and will offer conservation climate smart practices in forestland and timber stand improvement for wildlife management.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to 49 national conservation practice standards. The proposed revisions are ...

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 challenge of maintaining working lands requires conservationists to increase the scale and impact of their efforts. To achieve this goal, a portfolio of tools and approaches is needed that meets ...

DETROIT LAKES — One of the many bends of the Otter Tail River carves through the grasses of Blue Line Farm, where 700 acres have supported nearly six generations of cattle farmers. Thousands of feet ...