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FLORENCE — Scientists can give us a 30,000-foot view of how climate change is now impacting our planet. Bob Vollinger can tell you how that translates to daily life at Vollinger Farm in Florence. Some of the repercussions are unexpected.“I’ve never...

FLORENCE — Scientists can give us a 30,000-foot view of how climate change is now impacting our planet. Bob Vollinger can tell you how that translates to daily life at Vollinger Farm in Florence. Some of the repercussions are unexpected.“I’ve never...

FLORENCE — Scientists can give us a 30,000-foot view of how climate change is now impacting our planet. Bob Vollinger can tell you how that translates to daily life at Vollinger Farm in Florence. Some of the repercussions are unexpected.“I’ve never...

FLORENCE — Scientists can give us a 30,000-foot view of how climate change is now impacting our planet. Bob Vollinger can tell you how that translates to daily life at Vollinger Farm in Florence. Some of the repercussions are unexpected.“I’ve never...

This easement at Honey Creek Spring Ranch, which will remain privately owned and managed, now adds an additional 621 acres to these protected lands.

Three Rivers Land Trust announces the permanent conservation of 202 acres of farmland located in Randolph County. The farm, owned by Lloyd and Tami Roberts, is a first-generation, family owned

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Grant principal investigator, Dr. Michael Eggleton, professor of fisheries science, (right), discusses wetlands restoration with co-principal investigators Dr. Yingkai Fang, assistant professor/natural resources economics (far left), and Dr. Uttam Deb, assistant professor/aquaculture economics at a wetland adjacent to the UAPB campus. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffs Aquaculture/Fisheries Department will receive $3 million grant ...

With every change in the federal executive administration, speculation rages over what changes to expect in regulation, policy, and guidance. The current transition is no different. And agricultural policy and conservation priorities are not excepted. Much of the current discussion involves the creation of carbon banks and the establishment of carbon credits. Though prudent, and likely consequential, the debate over these concepts is not likely to be settled soon. Implementation is even further...

United States Department of Agriculture EAST LANSING — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications from Michigan landowners who want to restore wetlands on their property. Applications submitted by March 12 will be considered for selection for the current fiscal year. Land that formerly contained a wetland but was converted to agricultural use may be eligible for enrollment in the USDA’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, administered by the Natural Resources Conserv...

(SPRINGFIELD) The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is underway with the application period for the 2021 Agricultural Conservation Easemen...