Our Amazing Grasslands – December 2024 – Jim Faulstich, Hyde County

Deer in pastures during winter snow.

Dakota Farm Talk – Laura Bosworth on NRCS Assistance with Windbreaks

Trees may provide noise and visual screening while improving air quality, sequestering carbon, providing habitat for wildlife, and keeping snow off roads.

USDA Announces Strategy to Uphold its Federal Trust Responsibilities to Increase Support for Conservation on Tribal Lands

NRCS has released a new Tribal Relations Strategy, demonstrating the agency’s commitment to honoring its federal trust relationship with the 574 federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native Villages that have sovereign interest in more than 119 million acres of land across the United States.

NRCS State Technical Committee will meet December 17 Virtually

South Dakota State Conservationist Tony Sunseri leading discussion during a State Technical Committee meeting.

Dakota Farm Talk – NRCS Working with South Dakota Native American Farmers

Bison on South Dakota Tribal lands.

USDA Seeks Public Input on Climate Benefits of Conservation Practice Standards

USDA is publishing a Request for Information in the Federal Register requesting public input on its Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation conservation practice standards. 

Our Amazing Grasslands - November 2024 - Wildlife

Pronghorn, along with other wildlife, are thriving in South Dakota grasslands.

Dakota Farm Talk – NRCS Assistance to Small Scale Urban Agriculture

Many NRCS conservation practices that traditional farmers and ranchers utilize can be adapted for niche production.

Six South Dakota Projects Receiving $82.7 Million to Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture

Today’s investment is made with funding available through the Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 

USDA Invests $1.5 Billion in 92 Partnership Projects to Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of the Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda

USDA today announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.