In late 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), along with the United States Department of Health and Human ...

Don Morse believes in conservation. “Conservation practices contribute to your farm legacy. Farms that produce good crops and do it in a way that will stand the test of time aren’t after short-term ...

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William “Bill” Richards, a soil conservation pioneer who served as chief of USDA’s Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) from 1990-1993 under President George H.W.

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

Freezing of funds, revamping of programs and cuts to staffing that have come with the new Trump administration transition continue to bring questions in the farm community and those who serve them.

CLARA CITY, MINN. - Winter can come hard to the Minnesota prairie, but never so early that cover crops cannot be used to improve and protect the soil. "We do have the potential here,'' said Holly ...

Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday, Jan. 29, rolled out the Governor’s Legacy Soil Health and Habitat Program, a cooperative ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to Andy Taylor, the ...

The State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB) will meet for a strategic planning session from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Indiana Soybean Alliance, ...

The Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) on March 28, hosted Rwanda’s first-ever Conservation Agriculture Symposium, bringing together key stakeholders to assess the impact of soil ...