Archive for the "conservation" Tag

Lewis Smith farmed about 330 acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat near Easton, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He was the fourth generation […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to enroll by […]

Agricultural groups cheered and environmental groups howled Thursday as the Trump administration released a new rule defining waters of the U.S. The […]

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds historically underserved producers, who are participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), of the […]

A number of agriculture and other interest groups have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging EPA’s repeal of […]

USDA is set to open sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program on Dec. 9 to include both general and continuous enrollments, the […]

When Ohio farmer Fred Yoder testified last month before the House Select Committee on Climate Change, the long-time no-till farmer and champion […]

Throughout its history, conservation policy can be understood, in part, as representing attempts at achieving balance.  Policies have involved balancing the demands […]

Drought continues to hit the Great Plains on a cyclical basis yet the region remains a key component of American agriculture, consisting […]

The images are indelible, captured in novels, history books, songs and old black-and-white photographs.  During the mid-1930s, as Americans were trying to […]