The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a major milestone, the agency is dealing with job losses, massive proposed ...

I want to address several misconceptions expressed in the recent Agweek article on the farm program biologists working in U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service offices ...

Natural Resources Conservation Service offices around the country are gearing up to take in a surge of Inflation Reduction Act funding centered around the conservation programs they operate. Programs ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Nov. 11, 2024 — Military veterans pursuing careers in conservation, natural sciences, or agriculture will gain additional support at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and ...

NRCS Oklahoma Announces First FY2024 Application Batching Date for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and Environmental Quality Incentives ...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is updating its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to expedite appraisals, land surveys and certification of eligible entities. The changes ...

WASHINGTON — The new chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service has Minnesota connections. Jason Weller, who officially became chief of the NRCS on July 25, earned his undergraduate degree at ...

LINCOLN — Farmers and ranchers interested in preventing erosion, improving soil health, conserving water and wildlife or making other natural resource conservation improvements to their property are ...

Gary O’Neill, State Conservationist for Oklahoma USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the opportunity for livestock producers to make application under the Environmental Quality ...

For Wendy Johnson, a livestock and organic grain farmer in Charles City, Iowa, October is usually the time she visits her local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office. There, she’ll sit ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry said Thursday the state will be able to greatly increase treatments on overcrowded forestlands to improve forest health and reduce the risk of ...