Farmers and ranchers protect water quality through conservation tillage, cover crops, nutrient management, and livestock ...

“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 ...

Farmers must submit initial paperwork for conservation programs by Friday to receive financial and technical assistance.

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State of Colorado are continuing and strengthening their Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) partnership to support and empower Colorado’s ...

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 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 ...

ALEXANDRIA — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture, in partnership with local and regional organizations, has been awarded ...

ClearWater Conservancy is nearing the finish line of an effort to ensure that a 188-year-old farm is protected from ...

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 ...

SLEEPY EYE — Conservation practices will be discussed during a free program noon-2 p.m. Thursday at Sleepy Eye Brewing Company. The program for local farmers, landowners and community members is ...