It’s harvest time in South Dakota and for nearly 140,000 pheasant hunters, it is an opportunity to wander fields of grass, ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

United Sorghum Checkoff Program is highlighting the benefits of sorghum for conservation as many grain growers attempt to beat market pressure by diversification. This article is published as part of ...

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 ...