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The North Dakota state bird is the Western meadowlark, a familiar, yet declining, songbird who’s melody booms across the prairie with its rich, flute-like call and equally glowing yellow feathers.

North Dakotas Western meadowlark: A bird in need

The State News interviews FCCP team member, Evan Beresford, regarding FCCPs partnership in the $5.3 million USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program grant focused on reforestation in Michigan.

Collective Effort to Save Native Grasslands Unveiled

WALPOLE, N.H. — In October, it will be 16 years since 50 acres of water busted through a clogged culvert in Alstead, N.H., destroying 26 houses and killing four people

Many Shenandoah Valley farmers are proving that planning can go a long way towards minimizing environmental impacts of concentrated animal operations.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Congress and the Biden Administration recently have taken substantial steps toward facilitating land-based solutions to global climate change, including measures specifically focused on agriculture. These actions would leverage public and private investments and technical expertise to support farmers and foresters as they adopt both known and novel greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon-sequestering land management practices. Thes...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded ODA’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation a five-year, $8-million grant to assist in Ohio’s work to improve water quality in Lake Erie. Administered by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the grant funding will support Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative by assisting farmers in developing nutrient m...

Program to enhance Lake Erie water quality efforts Published by sports@presspub... on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 1:25pm The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded ODA’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation a five-year, $8-million grant to assist in Ohio’s work to improve water quality in Lake Erie. Administered by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Con...

USDA expands and renews CRP in effort to boost enrollment and address climate change USDA also announces investments in partner programs to support climate-smart policies   From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday 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 role in climate change mitigation. Additionally, USDA is ...