…in all of its local offices. USDA’s Farm Service Agency, Rural Development and Natural Resources Conservation Services offices serve millions of Americans across the country each year and for many…
CDFA Collaborates on Draft ‘Vibrant Communities and Landscapes’
From: CDFA Land use decisions, including development patterns, land conservation and protection, and land management practices, play a critical role in the State’s future and achievement of its long-term community…
Tapping Sorghum’s Genetic Potential
…Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit in Griffin, Georgia, that were known for producing high grain yields in countries such as Sudan and Ethiopia. Because they were originally from sorghum’s center…
Companion Bill Would Improve Access to Conservation Assistance
…farmers and ranchers comply with these time-consuming requirements complicates conservation delivery and can discourage landowners from participating in NRCS cost-share programs. The Senate’s “Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act,” cosponsored…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
…through the agency’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, which fosters innovation in conservation tools and strategies to improve things like on-farm energy and fertilizer use as well as market-based strategies…
Improving Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs
…Conservation Programs The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides cost-share assistance to farmers to improve conservation practices on their farms; However, annual federal reporting regulations required under NRCS programs have…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…military veterans, and new and beginning farmers. “The Conservation Innovation Grant program is a highly competitive conservation grant program that helps put the very best conservation tools to work on…
Atrazine Important for Conservation Farming
A recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency was highly critical of the herbicide atrazine, which helps reduce soil erosion and runoff problems, which keeps soil healthy and water clean….
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…and holistic approach to conservation.” The general manager of one of the districts involved in the project, Lewis Bair of Reclamation District 108, said partnerships among government agencies, environmental organizations…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…strong next generation of farmers and ranchers by improving access to land and capital, building new markets and market opportunities and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…water use efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reductions. The grant funding is intended to address multiple goals including: water use efficiency, conservation and reduction; greenhouse gas emission reductions; groundwater protection;…
Support for the Salton Sea
…Annual Lake Tahoe Summit on climate and conservation challenges, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor and State of California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
…1 programs like ARC and PLC, and Title 2 conservation programs. The planning and implementation of a functional 2018 Farm Bill depends on the active and insightful input from wheat…
Environmental Groups Hamper Endangered Species Conservation
…Time Thanks to Conservation Partnership Foxes that are unique to three Channel Islands off the southern coast of California went into the record books today having achieved the fastest-ever recovery…