Archive for the "conservation" Tag

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 […]

The 2018 Farm Bill produced a rare setback for natural resources conservation policy. The current suite of conservation programs are all built […]

Farmers who want to be paid for sequestering carbon now have a company that can connect them to carbon buyers. Nori is a […]

Farm groups declared victory Thursday after the Trump administration formally ended the 2015 waters of the U.S. rule. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, […]

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today the launch of the updated Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Potential partners are encouraged […]

The 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule has suffered another legal blow as a federal court in Georgia sent […]

Four new case studies show that healthier soil on farmland brings economic benefits to farmers and environmental benefits to society.

In the wake of flooding that has inundated the Midwest, people offer different perspectives calling for more investment in flood control infrastructure as recovery begins along the Missouri River and in much of the Mississippi River watershed.