Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sara George was standing in the middle of her kale field when she first heard about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

A sweeping law that governs crop insurance, conservation programs, and nutrition assistance is up at one of the toughest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — With the Trump administration halting funding for the USDA’s conservation programs and firing thousands ...

Due to the growing number of climate-smart programs that are available to growers, it can be hard to navigate. That’s just what the Conservation Connector was intended to change. Developed by The ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides an initial framework to help the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other land ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asked those attending their spring county hearings and online if it’s users ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority took steps to practice conservation of the islands through its Kahu ʻĀina program, which is in partnership with a division of the Hawaiian Council, by ...

Sara George was standing in the middle of her kale field when she first heard about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. George grows about a dozen acres of specialty crops like berries, ...

Conservation programs do incredible work and have done so for decades. Many animal and habitat conservation efforts, both large and small, are successful. However, some conservation programs launch ...

Farming—at least as we know it today—is especially vulnerable to changes in climate because of its fundamental reliance on natural conditions. Climate determines the level and timing of precipitation, ...

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s application for a farm loan in the mid-1980s, he went to a private lender who made him list as collateral all 20 of his cattle and ...

A sweeping federal investment in combating climate change will almost double the amount of money Wisconsin receives for some of its farm conservation programs, meaning more farmers will be able to get ...