The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) gave the Distinguished Service Award to Hans Lawaetz at its 2022 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 15.
Some neighbors are working to expand the Lakewood Conservation District. Over the past few months, a committee of 10 homeowners in our neighborhood has been meeting and working with the City of Dallas. They just formally submitted the request for a determination of eligibility and finalized the language for a petition.
This year, the contest was sponsored by Kentucky Farm Bureau and the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts to acquaint students with conservation of our soil, water and related natural resources.
Efforts to control the spread of a deadly pest killing hemlock trees throughout West Michigan have stepped up with a new task force at the Muskegon Conservation District.
The bill, put forth by fellow Republican Sen. Travis Hutson, cleared its final Senate committee stop. Hutson’s bill puts strict limitations on membership eligibility for Florida’s Soil and Water Conservation District boards. The bill limits membership to farmers or employees of farms that earn more than $500K annually.
The New Mexico Forestry Division is working with the Carson, Cibola, and Santa Fe National Forests, Forest Stewards Guild, Fire Adapted NM, New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office to continue our wildfire preparedness calendar in 2022 and share the message across multiple platforms, including social media, webinars and community events.
More than 200 attendees gathered virtually and in person for the two-day 2022 Delmarva Soil Summit in Salisbury, MD.
Members of a new equity commission advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture said they want to make sure the USDA does a better job providing resources to Black farmers and other minority communities following decades of racial discrimination.
A prestigious award program celebrating voluntary conservation on farmland and forestland is coming to Iowa.
Soil health management systems are agricultural systems that prioritize the health of soils, by reducing soil disturbance and keeping living roots in the ground.
(Opinion) A microscopic view into healthy soils reveals a living ecosystem in which dead organic matter forms the base of a food web consisting of microscopic and larger organisms — all hard at work. Together, these organisms sustain other biological activities that promote plant, animal and human health.
No-tillers from Perrysville, Ohio, utilize manure from their 650-cow dairy to maintain high yielding double crops, and feed for their herd.
“Our modern agriculture can produce huge, voluminous but very low quality food, and it's using huge and more and more energy all the time,” Archuleta said. “Our soils are becoming more and more degraded. It doesn't work. It is not the model that will feed the world.”
Cover crops do far more than cover soils. They provide an array of benefits, such as the ability to reduce soil erosion and increase soil health. They can help attract pollinators, repel pests, turn into "green manure," or can be used as feed for livestock.
Dan and Ruth Boerst, of Manawa, Wisconsin, farm with soil health practices to help mitigate the effects of food insecurity in their rural American town.
Planting will soon be underway for most Illinois farmers, and while brain bandwidth might be in scarce supply, it’s worth casting a thought down river.
Growing pine trees in Arkansas is similar to growing corn in Iowa or soybeans in Illinois. Crop seeds are planted, they mature, and they are harvested. Instead of a short growing season during a single summer, a stand of pine trees can take decades.
When used appropriately, cover crops can improve soil health, boost nutrient cycling, manage soil moisture, suppress weeds, feed livestock, and more.
(Subscriber Only) A new report from UC Davis indicates farms with surrounding natural habitat experience the most benefits from birds, including less crop damage and lower food safety risks.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture program to boost student interest in science and agriculture is coming to the Rosebud Reservation.
There are various ways to help mitigate the effects of climate change on your land and improve your bottom line at the same time. One very effective way is by planting cover crops.
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