DepositPhotos image The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated lease terminations for 59 Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices to cut costs, as…
Montana Farmers Union President Warns New Tariffs Will Hurt Agriculture
…in USDA’s conservation programs to improve their farm operation and protect natural resources. Many farmers have told us they are not being reimbursed. Even if the funds eventually come through,…
USDA Releasing Funding in Contracts for Environmental and Conservation Program
DepositPhotos image USDA is releasing $20 million in contracts for environmental and conservation programs, in line with White House directives, and will honor existing contracts to farmers. USDA Releasing Funding…
California Senate Bill Seeks to Protect Farmland from Development
…California Farmland Conservancy Program, which supports agricultural conservation and sustainable land management. If passed, SB 462 would allocate $20 million annually to fund conservation easements—agreements that compensate landowners for permanently…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 02-25-25
…in water conservation efforts. The discussion emphasizes the importance of institutional knowledge and the challenges posed by an aging workforce in the water management sector. Listen to previous AgNet News…
Learn More about the Various Benefits of EQIP
…resource concerns. Following the site visit, the conservation planner will develop a conservation plan that includes a variety of conservation practices or activities to address the resource concerns and management…
Farmers Still Caught in Trump’s Funding Freeze
DepositPhotos image The Trump administration is withholding funds from farmers participating in conservation programs, despite the White House’s assurance last week that funding to individuals would not be frozen. Contractors…
American Agriculture History Minute: Conservation to Control Flood Waters Begins
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Conservation to Control Flood Waters Begins In 1885, Harriet Strong made a study about the shortage of…
NRCS Plant Materials Centers Support the National Seed Strategy
DepositPhotos image Plant development and studies at USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Plant Materials Centers (PMC) are a critical component of the multi-agency National Seed Strategy to ensure that private and public lands have the…
USDA Accepts EQIP Applications on a Continuous Basis
…for producers to use 170-plus conservation practices to address a wide variety of resource concerns. Within EQIP, Conservation Incentive Contracts allow producers to further target priority resource concerns. EQIP applications…
Trump Names USDA Undersecretary Nominees
…Agriculture undersecretary for farm production and conservation; Dudley Hoskins as undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs; Luke Lindberg as undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs; and Michael Boren as…
Richard Fordyce Appointed Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation
Richard Fordyce has been appointed as the Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, marking his return to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Fordyce, a Missouri farmer, previously served in…
Interim Rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Announced
…conservation opportunities for agriculture,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Today’s action also builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic work to create greater opportunity for homegrown, renewable biofuels. From making E15…
American Agriculture History Minute: Beginning of Land Stewardship
…Water Conservation District, providing technical assistance and funding to farmers to help in their soil stewardship. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold. Thanks for reading. I’ll see…