Judith Puncochar prunes a tree on her farm outside of Saint Paul, Nebraska. Most of Puncochar's farm is enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, a federal land conservation initiative that she ...

Lawmakers and advocates are hopeful a deal can be reached on the state's Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program before the end of the week.

USDA has announced a sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program in 2025 that will extend from now until June 6 at local Farm Service Agency offices. The current CRP sign-up period will be for ...

The University of Wyoming has partnered with the Boone and Crockett Club to establish the Boone and Crockett Working Lands Wildlife Conservation Professorship in UW’s College of Agriculture, Life ...

Congressional Agriculture Committee leaders are providing glimpses into their intentions for farm bill conservation programs with proposals to make potentially significant changes to longstanding ...

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Some 69 million acres were enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program in fiscal ...

Two months after hundreds of community members submitted comments supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mineral withdrawal of the Thompson Divide, high school students with the Buddy Program flew above ...

The biggest farmland conservation program has shrunk dramatically since the last farm bill, with no sign Congress will change direction. A program created by the “father of modern conservation” to ...

In a state known for its ducks and other waterfowl, a youth conservation program is helping to ensure the next generation knows how to protect them. The Junior Duck Stamp Program, ...

Jennifer Ekstrom of the Idaho Conservation League will speak at the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society’s March 21 meeting, focusing on efforts to protect and restore North Idaho’s lakes.

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