Delayed NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program payments due to the federal government shutdown have impacted the way farmers budget properly.

Jimmy Emmons has made a lifetime commitment to conservation and giving back to other farmers and ranchers, Tom Lucas writes.

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has opened the first round of staff positions to implement $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding. The first set of entry-level soil ...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will have to come up with a new rule explaining how it plans to determine whether farmers have wetlands on their property after a federal judge tossed a ...

Congressional appropriators have released the first final spending bills of the fiscal 2026 cycle, including legislation to ...

The federal government shutdown is affecting farmer access to U.S. Department of Agriculture funds to make on-farm ...

The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $50 million investment to expand access to conservation assistance for historically underserved producers. Administered by USDA’s Natural Resources ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is currently accepting applications for three programs that support agriculture and climate-smart practices. Those who want ...

Ruth Rabinowitz started managing her father’s farmland in Mitchell, Madison, Clarke and Union counties a decade ago. Since then, she has coated her 550 acres in conservation practices: most tenants do ...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s ...