A new workshop will be exploring how farming operations can adapt and thrive in a new climate reality. Hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and several organizing partners, …
USDA Encourages Input for EQIP Rule
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is asking for input on its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). NRCS will make more than $1 billion available for producers in fiscal …
USDA Funds Conservation Innovation Across the Country
(USDA/NRCS) — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is awarding about $12.5 million in grants to support the development of innovative systems and technologies for private lands conservation. The funding …
Latino Farmers Get Program Support, Networking Opportunity
Latino farmers gathered in Tulare before Thanksgiving to see the multitude of help available to producers. The 5th annual Latino Farmer Conference was held at the International Agricenter with hundreds …
Sign Up Period for Conservation Reserve Program Open Through February
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened the sign up period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) with the deadline to apply for general CRP set …
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
(USDA/NRCS) — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is awarding more than $24 million in grants designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative approaches that have demonstrated conservation benefits …
74th Annual CARCD Conference to Highlight Timely Issues
The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is hosting its 74th annual conference at the Sheraton Hotel at the Sundial Bridge in Redding. The theme of this year’s CARCD …
‘Windows of Opportunity’ for Summer Cover Crops
The Natural Resources Conservation Service of California held another cover crop field day to show producers that summer cover crops are possible. NRCS says the practice reduces soil erosion, increases …
Shaping the ‘Women for the Land’ Initiative in California
The Women for the Land initiative from American Farmland Trust (AFT) will be continuing to develop the program in California through feedback provided by women landowners and farmers. Initially launched …
Secretary Perdue Praises Farming Innovations at Forbes AgTech Summit
At the fifth-annual Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue noted his admiration for the level of innovation that continues to be developed in the agricultural …
USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020
WASHINGTON DC (USDA/FSA) – The 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to the treatment of cover crops for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, which add more flexibility to when cover crops …
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released summarized reports for the 2017 Census of Agriculture, focusing on state and county information. The California State and …
USDA Opens Signup for National Conservation Innovation Grants
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) are competitive grants that drive public and private sector innovation in resource conservation. CIG projects inspire creative problem-solving that boosts production on farms, ranches, and private forests …
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
“I was shocked to hear 10 percent,” Diamond J Dairy Co-Owner Luciana Jonkman said when she learned how the flock of tricolored blackbirds who had inhabited one of their silage …