01/26/22
It’s taken more than 200 years, but Indiana’s forests are coming back as state and local agencies have partnered to treat invasive species.
01/25/22
In just a year, the Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in Ohio doubled its participation in a Christmas tree repurposing program designed to increase wildlife habitat.
As a framework for Colorado’s soil health program, the Colorado Department of Agriculture has introduced Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources, or S.T.A.R., to address local resource concerns based around soil health. The Eagle County Conservation District is one of 17 Colorado conservation districts selected to participate in the program.
The Ellis County Conservation District has selected Gary and Millie Haas as the recipients of the 2021 Conservation Maintenance Award. This award recognizes producers who have utilized exceptional conservation efforts in their operation.
A proposal to abolish every Soil and Water Conservation District in Florida has been replaced with a much milder version leaving the organizations intact but requiring that their elected members be agricultural professionals. That’s a step in the right direction, an opponent of the initial bill and its replacement said, but that’s still not enough.
The Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District, Deschutes River Conservancy and Central Oregon Irrigation District are partnering to implement water-saving projects around Deschutes County.
King Conservation District (KCD) and Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) are excited to announce that the 2022 Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program is now accepting applications.
(Subscriber Only) Producers and landowners will be able to start signing up for the Conservation Reserve Program at the end of the month, USDA announced Monday, as the department tries to expand the acreage to reach the 2018 farm bill’s goal for fiscal 2022.
Five projects to protect and restore watersheds in Chester County and the surrounding region will receive more than $1.3 million in total state funding through the Growing Greener Program.
The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC), in partnership with other agricultural justice organizations, recently launched the 2022 National Young Farmer Survey. They will use the survey to gather data on the challenges and opportunities that young farmers face and inform advocacy efforts in advance of the 2023 Farm Bill.
He began shifting to more drought-resistant crops, such as soybeans and Sudan grass, and away from thirstier alfalfa. And whenever possible, he uses drip irrigation instead of the more water-intensive flood irrigation typically used in the Middle Rio Grande Valley.
Other pollinators include butterflies (like the monarch), and moths, flies, wasps, beetles, bats, birds, and other small animals.
The Nevada Division of Forestry is accepting pre-proposals for several competitive grants for restoration projects in the state.
“We must act decisively to improve the health and resilience of our forests and rangelands and protect people and communities at risk, Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, said in a January 18 press release..
Jorgensen Land and Cattle, of Ideal, South Dakota, raises the most cost-effective bushel, not the highest yield. It's accomplished through an innovative agronomic system developed by Bryan Jorgensen that focuses on increasing soil health through crop rotation, no-till, cover crops, and livestock to optimize every ranch resource.
This may be a year to make small withdrawals where you have healthy nutrient balances.
Conservation Learning Group: An Iowa State University signage program links creeks to the reservoirs and lakes they serve, boosting public awareness.
“The water-holding capacity in the soil is built up by that soil’s microbial action, and those microbes need the carbon in order to grow,” said Paul Overby, who farms 1,900 acres of grains in North Dakota near the Canadian border, during agriculture technology firm Indigo’s carbon farming strategies virtual workshop.
During the past year, USDA has made a number of strides to encourage use of cover crops. Earlier this month, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) formed a new partnership with Farmers For Soil Health.
When salty groundwater is used to irrigate almond orchards, production can be significantly reduced and the damage to trees can last for years, according to Agriculture Research Service studies.
The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is currently accepting pre-proposals for several competitive grants for projects that encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority landscapes to protect communities and ecosystems from wildfires, floods, insect and disease outbreaks, invasive species, development disturbances, and watershed destruction.
(Subscriber Only) After years of sharp declines, the western monarch butterfly population is seeing a surprising and welcomed rebound in the western United States.
(1).png)
