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With the dry weather, there has been a huge push to open emergency grazing and haying of Conservation Reserve Program land. A provision in the Farm Bill allows for this

MOUNT CARROLL, Iii. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Julie Skiles has announced that Carroll County is authorized for emergency haying or grazing use of Conservation

The USDA’s Grasslands Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) saw a large amount of enrollment this year. In fact, John Berge, Acting Deputy ......

The Growing Access to Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act seeks .....face in accessing agricultural conservation programs. Congressman

As Mike Schultz walks through the tall big bluestem native prairie grass on land next to the south shore of Lake Washington, pointing out five wetlands that have been restored,

Drought. Farmers may be the first in rural areas to feel the effects of drought but the consequences can ripple through a community.

Through four practices – prairie strips, precision conservation, oxbow wetlands, and pollinator habitats – Practical Farmers of Iowa hopes to meet growing farmer demand for conservation and wildlife habitats.

(St. Paul, MN) -- State Agriculture Commissioner Thom (TOM) Petersen says U-S-D-A on August 1st plans to open some C-R-P (Conservation Reserve Program) lands for haying, as persistent drought puts

The United States Department of Agriculture is investing even more in voluntary conservation efforts on private lands, which can also protect more wildlife.

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are eying big changes to the Conservation Reserve Program in the upcoming farm bill, though many influential voices question whether the efforts will gain much steam.