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The Shapiro Administration announced today that Pennsylvania preserved 2,553 acres on 30 farms in 21 counties, forever protecting them from residential or commercial development. This investment of more than $8.7

The success of a Water Quality Initiative demonstration project in southwest Iowa has resulted in the development of a similar program in western Iowa.

Iowa farmers are utilizing USDA-NRCS conservation programs to diversify their operations while simultaneously protecting and enhancing their natural resources, such as soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat.

(KMAland) -- Landowners within the West Nishnabotna Watershed are advised of a grant opportunity to help implement conservation practices.

The projects will help dairy farmers adopt technology and practices to reduce methane emissions.

The largest US dairy co-op is set to implement Bovaer in a pilot project in the western US, while also testing out a carbon marketplace scheme.

Legislative Watch: House Agriculture-FDA bill still faces challenges; farm bill extension gaining support; $5 billion in ag and rural funding.

The South Dakota Grasslands Initiative will get $25 million from a federal grant through Ducks Unlimited to restore more than 25,000 acres of grassland over five years.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has preserved 1,336 acres on 18 farms in 13 counties, forever protecting them from residential or commercial development. The investment of more than $3.1 million in state dollars and $433,433 in county dollars to purchase land development rights preserves prime farmland, helping ensure that Pennsylvania farms can continue feeding our families and […]

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