A federal shutdown effectively freezes nearly all USDA-funded agricultural conservation work, with 95 percent of NRCS staff ...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has opened the first round of staff positions to implement $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding. The first set of entry-level soil ...

Through its conservation programs the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) deliver both technical assistance and funding to farmers to encourage ...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will have to come up with a new rule explaining how it plans to determine whether farmers have wetlands on their property after a federal judge tossed a ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $50 million investment to expand access to conservation assistance for historically underserved producers. Administered by USDA’s Natural Resources ...

A 90th anniversary celebration of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on April 24 highlighted the agency's evolution and commitment to conservation. The celebration included remarks by USDA ...

The trillion-dollar budget bill pushed by the Biden administration would pour billions of dollars into the Agriculture Department’s conservation programs at a time when the agency’s field staff is ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is currently accepting applications for three programs that support agriculture and climate-smart practices. Those who want ...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s ...

Ruth Rabinowitz started managing her father’s farmland in Mitchell, Madison, Clarke and Union counties a decade ago. Since then, she has coated her 550 acres in conservation practices: most tenants do ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced April 21 that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more ...