…Major farm groups like the American Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union, along with commodity and conservation groups, are calling on Congress to finish the farm bill this year. But…
Railcar Helps Bridge Lifelong Access Goal
Jeff Mack had a lifelong goal to get a bridge on his land to improve access to his cattle in the winter months. The Natural Resources Conservation Service used their…
Farm Bill Expiration Jeopardizes Multiple Programs
…particularly important to specific farm bill titles and to the programs’ beneficiaries,” according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. Programs such the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, the Conservation…
USDA Invests in $650,000 in Local Watershed Project to Protect Communities and Vital Infrastructure
USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest $650,000 in a new California project that aims to develop a watershed work plan in the Lower Deer Creek Watershed in Tulare…
Low-Dust Harvest Makes Process Enjoyable
…from the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Ranch Manager and Partner Bob Wallace said the new equipment has made a world of difference, not only in…
Significant Changes to the Endangered Species Act on the Horizon
…Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018 would require agencies to consider the totality of conservation measures before taking federal actions that impact species. The Providing ESA Timing Improvements That…
Scientists and Economists Unite Against USDA Move
…to objectively collect and analyze data on issues ranging from agriculture and conservation to food and rural development and moving the agencies out of Washington would reduce their access to…
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…conservation programs and most bioenergy, rural development and agricultural research programs. Meanwhile, also last week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts said arrangements were being made to ensure USDA operations…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…such as plant health and pest management, specialty crop access and nutrition education, equipping current and next generation specialty crop farmers, environmental stewardship and conservation, and food safety. Fixed amount…
AFBF: Environmental Litigation Reform Needed
Restoring balance to environmental litigation is vital to America’s farmers and ranchers. America’s farmers and ranchers embrace an ethic of resource conservation while producing food and fiber. But they are…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…from upland habitat conservation as well as taking money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Other criticisms of the proposition include the funding structure, which could reduce the amount of…
Farm Bureau Calls for Evaluation of Endangered Species Protection
…species from extinction.” Johansson explained to the Committee that farmers and conservation groups understand that for species protection programs to work better, they must be improved for both species and…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…Fuel up and Play POC Jim Bair President, CEO US Apple Association Tammi Kircher Board of Directors, IA Ducks Unlimited Nick Wiley Chief Conservation Officer Ducks Unlimited Kellie Moss Director…
On-time Farm Bill Hopes Dim
…President’s desk for signature. The current farm bill expires September 30th, and the conference committee still must agree on changes in the conservation programs of the farm bill and the…