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For nearly 50 years Virginia Reynolds and her late husband Larry worked together to manage their farms to conserve soil and protect water quality. After Larry passed away in 2013, she wrote soil and water conservation practice requirements into the leases for her Clarke County cropland.
The decline of natural oyster communities in Rhode Island waters isn’t just bad news for shellfish lovers. Oysters fill an ecological niche and filter the water, keeping it clean.
Soil conservationists with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are encouraging Iowa farmers to keep heavy machinery out of wet fields as much and for as long as possible this fall after prolonged above average rainfall wreaked havoc on harvest conditions.
Jon and Caleb Richer worked with NRCS through the EQIP program to rebuild their family's 160-acre farm.
USDA has re-designed its Soil Tools web page, to now serve as a one-stop source for new, leading-edge tools and technologies to help farmers, ranchers, and other land users understand, evaluate and conserve soils.
The Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership is working with landowners to conserve and restore sagebrush ecosystems.
Idaho Falls District Conservationist Josh Miller and Soil Conservationist Tacia Williams facilitated and helped with an education event on Sept. 28, 2018, for a group of developmentally disabled adults.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced up to $225 million in available funding for conservation partners through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages collective resources to find solutions to address natural resource challe
Carrie Nader and Alexander Wadsworth own Westside Tilth Farm in Buffalo, New York. This urban farm is situated on about three-fourths of an acre spanning a few lots on the corner of a block in the Lower West Side region of the city.
A Monona County couple’s vision for the family farm is becoming reality thanks to a sound plan, a couple years of very hard work, and guidance and assistance from USDA.
