A federal shutdown effectively freezes nearly all USDA-funded agricultural conservation work, with 95 percent of NRCS staff ...

Are you an agricultural landowner interested in protecting the integrity of your property? Consider safeguarding your land with a conservation easement through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ...

Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. In this section, Killeen focuses on ...

The continued viability of agriculture on the Western Slope has been the subject of many conversations this year with the drought, the booming population of Colorado and changing priorities of ...

More than 3,000 acres along the rim of Palo Duro Canyon are to be protected through two conservation easements held by the ...

The funding supports a five-year project focused on irrigation efficiency, protecting groundwater resources and promoting ...

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (left) presents to the Assembly Ag Committee. (photo: Asm. Robert Rivas' office) The California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Environmental Farming and ...

Illinois EPA and IDOA announce $67M CPRG grant to fund no-till and strip-till farming, boosting conservation and ...

Three finalists have been selected for the prestigious Montana Leopold Conservation Award. Given in honor of conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes farmers, ranchers, foresters and other ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Agriculture conservation programs popular among Montanans will see unprecedented new funding over ...