New federal initiative provides farmers funding for soil health practices and conservation through streamlined application ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — With the Trump administration halting funding for the USDA’s conservation programs and firing thousands of employees, there is concern about what will happen to those ...

Federal agriculture department loses field staff as farmers face delays accessing newly approved conservation funding.

Producer Kate Friesen shows Indiana district conservationist Wes Krug around Singletree Flower Farm in Goshen, Indiana on June 29, 2022. Friesen and her husband received assistance through USDA’s ...

Many in agriculture hope conservation programs will be largely unaffected by the incoming second Trump administration given their popularity with farmers and with the fate of remaining Inflation ...

The Department of Agriculture is boosting enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program but being less stringent on environmental measurements. A program that rewards farmers for turning ...

Due to the growing number of climate-smart programs that are available to growers, it can be hard to navigate. That’s just what the Conservation Connector was intended to change. Developed by The ...

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 ...

As Florida’s 2026 legislative session begins, our state stands at another pivotal moment for conservation. The decisions made ...

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, which since 1989 has acquired public lands for conservation and outdoor recreation in Wisconsin, is set to expire in 2026.

The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) has launched a new Community Conservation Assistance Program aimed at helping homeowners and homeowner associations (HOAs) implement water conservation practices ...