Join us in celebration of the ecosystem services birds, bees, bats, butterflies, beetles and other insects provide in sustaining our nation’s food supply.

Wetlands improve water quality downstream, protect nearby towns from flooding, enhance and protect wildlife habitat and provide outdoor recreational and educational opportunities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.

May is National Beef Month so the NRCS is celebrating beef in Minnesota by highlighting producer Tom Cotter and his 50 head of cattle that he raises on cover crops on his 1,100 acre farm in Mower County, Minnesota. (Video)

NRCS will invest $15 million in 2020 to fund new national Conservation Innovation Grants (CIGs) that will support the development of innovative approaches and technologies for private working lands conservation.