Conservation

By Cyndie Shearing, director of internal communications at the American Farm Bureau Federation On Earth Day (April 22) and throughout the year, farmers and ranchers are dedicated to an important mission …

By Larry Evans The Sagebrush Sea grasslands might not look like much to some, but for those that call these areas home, they are nature’s beauty at its very best. …

 MADISON, Wis. — (July 6, 2016) — Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition, North Dakota Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the North Dakota …

Scott Wessel and his mother, Pam, worked with NRCS to plan and implement at grazing management plan on their ranch near Lavina, Mont., that has had a positive impact on …

USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program Results   More Than 800,000 Acres Selected Through Highly Competitive Application Rounds   WASHINGTON, May 5, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the enrollment of more than …

BOZEMAN, Mont., April 14, 2016 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and its conservation partners are hosting three conservation easement workshops in central Montana the first week of May: May …

Billings, MT, Feb. 25, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the competitive sign-up deadline for its most popular voluntary conservation program, the …

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that over 98.2 percent of producers have met the 2014 Farm Bill requirement to certify conservation compliance to …

RENO, NV – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse does not require …