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This blog post is part of a seven-part series highlighting technical assistance (TA) grant recipient participation at NACD’s Summer Conservation Forum and Tours in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This post’s author, Diana Olson of the Popo Agie Conservation District in WY, attended the meeting with a TA stipend.
Democrats and Republicans have been bitterly divided over whether measures to address climate change should be part of the half-trillion-dollar farm bill that Congress will write next year. But a push to include funding for so-called regenerative agriculture is appealing to GOP lawmakers who are watching farmers contend with sky-high fertilizer prices and other mounting costs.
Test plots might not offer the full picture, but they can provide key insights that can help producers make decisions and plan for the upcoming year. It is also important to consult a local agronomist who can help assess and plan for local conditions.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced $1.5 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats. The grants will generate $2.5 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $4 million.
How much fuel can farmers save each year by transitioning from conventional tillage to continuous no-till? According to a new report from USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), 3.6 gallons per acre is a reasonable estimate. With current off-road diesel fuel prices, this could translate into approximately $17 per acre saved annually.
Twelve New Hampshire farms have received grants from the state’s 10 conservation districts to help make their operations more resilient to climate change.
The Dorcheat Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting applications for their annual scholarships. This year the District will give two $500 scholarships to two seniors in Webster Parish/Dorcheat SWCD who will major in the field of science.
Students at five local education sites will receive hands-on environmental education this fall, thanks to financial support provided by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD).
Drought, climate change, invasive species and a “legacy” of environmental issues are permanently altering California’s landscape and placing some communities and ecosystems at increasing risk, a panel of experts told water officials recently.
The Ottawa Conservation District Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s inaugural Farmland and Water Quality Conservation Initiative will leverage nearly $7 million in federal, state and local dollars over the next five years.
A ranch operator in South Dakota discusses how he has diversified his business and how he partners with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to implement conservation practices on his operation.
Glacierland RC&D is hosting a Winter Soil Health Workshop on Thursday. Break out sessions at the workshop will include cover cropping and managed grazing.
A voluntary grant program will provide $4 million to landowners in the Sandhills region to remove invasive eastern red cedar trees and restore grasslands and wetlands, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recently announced.
After planting 30 acres of trees, at least 8.5 acres along the Opequon Creek in addition to 22 acres converted into prime pine forest, Moon was awarded the 2022 Lord Fairfax Soil and Conservation Award for excellence in forestry.
In nearly three decades, Ross Bishop hasn’t tilled his Jackson farm. It’s a process that also includes planting cover crops, which are crops used to help slow erosion and improve soil health prior to planting the principal crop.
This family’s homegrown flowers and creativity brighten the Upper North Platte River Valley with the use of high-tunnels and assistance from the USDA-NRCS Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program.
Climate and weather variability pose increasing risks to farmers. University of California Cooperative Extension and the USDA California Climate Hub are launching new web-based tools to provide farmers with locally relevant and crop-specific information to make production decisions that reduce risk.
On Monday, December 5, Barton and Rush County Conservation Districts are hosting a Sustainable Farm Workshop. Speaker topics will include Soil Health, Drought Resilient Farming, Farming with Cover Crops, Spring Wheat, and Marketing.
Forestry and logging students at an Albany area school are getting a bird's eye view of their classroom, the forest. It’s all happening with the help of a new drone certification course.
Chelan County is launching a campaign to combat an invasive aquatic species. Zebra and quagga mussels are a variety of freshwater, bivalve mollusk that are about the size of a human fingernail. The species propagates by attaching to the hulls of boats which are then moved from one aquatic environment to another.
Richard Conner was awarded the top honor from the Halifax Soil and Water Conservation District for his conservation work including the installation of a large stream exclusion practice in 2022 and a fencing project which will be started in 2023 to exclude all of the surface water on his cattle operation.
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