William “Bill” Richards, a soil conservation pioneer who served as chief of USDA’s Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) from 1990-1993 under President George H.W.

A 90th anniversary celebration of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on April 24 highlighted the agency's evolution and commitment to conservation. The celebration included remarks by USDA ...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service serving South Dakota had a successful ...

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/surviving-the-dust-bowl-biography-hugh-hammond-bennett/ A picnic for tennant farmers of the Duke Power Co. near ...

Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...

Local organizers will host a workshop Thursday (Jan. 15) to help landowners and eligible entities apply for the New Mexico ...

Most of us weren’t around to see the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. But a mixture of drought and poor farming practices saw the topsoil of a half dozen states stripped away. Picture the dusty and desolate ...