It takes intentionality to meet the requirements, but it’s possible to layer federal and private conservation programs to add extra cash to your bottom line. “When carbon programs are appropriately ...

Producer Kate Friesen shows Indiana district conservationist Wes Krug around Singletree Flower Farm in Goshen, Indiana on June 29, 2022. Friesen and her husband received assistance through USDA’s ...

Human activity significantly impacts wildlife and their habitats, threatening biodiversity. At Michigan Tech, our master's in wildlife ecology and conservation addresses these challenges. We monitor ...

Four major farm bill conservation programs would see a significant, permanent boost to their funding levels under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill that Republicans pushed through the House. The ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

In Kapuas Hulu district in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, a pilot program is attempting to change how people living in ...

If you love something, set it on fire. Especially if the thing you love is a healthy pasture. For grasslands, fire is a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem and an important tool for a rancher. Not ...

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s application for a farm loan in the mid-1980s, he went to a private lender who made him list as collateral all 20 of his cattle and ...

Judith Puncochar prunes a tree on her farm outside of Saint Paul, Nebraska. Most of Puncochar's farm is enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, a federal land conservation initiative that she ...

Farming—at least as we know it today—is especially vulnerable to changes in climate because of its fundamental reliance on natural conditions. Climate determines the level and timing of precipitation, ...