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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new $10 million pilot program to support the development of ways to turn agriculture residue into products for consumers and construction.

The federal government needs to take quick and decisive actions and work through regional, state and local partnerships to address the worsening drought and water conditions in Colorado and the West, a panel of water scientists and agriculturalists told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday.

The Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 on March 28, 2022. The $5.8 trillion budget request comes several months late and includes the President’s discretionary spending plans and builds on the PBR FY 2022. NSAC outlines the Administration’s proposed budget as it pertains to the sustainable agriculture community and specifically: climate and conservation, research and food safety, local food and rural development, and farm...

A supporter has questions about the appropriate parameters for UCS research and advocacy. Using our investigation of Tyson Foods and the US agricultural industry writ large as a jumping-off point, I turned to Stillerman, a senior analyst with the Food and Environment Program since 2006, for her take

Iowa farmers interested in signing up to implement conservation practices on their farms have until April 8 to apply for USDA’s Environmental Quality

Dan and Ruth Boerst plan to continue their soil health efforts, while helping feed their community.

FARMINGTON — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District,

Farmers can get plenty of money and assistance to expand wildlife habitat on their land, but conservation leaders say too few farmers seem to be interested.

The Schlangens have been named the Stearns County SWCD 2021 Outstanding Conservationists for Stearns County

Farmers can adopt structural and management practices that help with their natural resource concerns on working agricultural lands using Eqip funds.