The modern environmental conservation movement is one that has brought awareness and conservation practices to many urban audiences. To some, it probably seems like a recent shift in American ...

Following the implementation of legislation championed by Gov. Mark Dayton, farmers in McLeod County and around the state took acres out of production, and planted vegetative strips along ...

Throughout the hard-fought, often ugly 2024 presidential race, Republican Donald Trump repeatedly distanced himself from ...

The $2.14 billion in payments is divided as follows: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and CRP Transition Incentive Program (CRP TIP): More than $1.7 billion. Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today USDA will open CRP enrollment with higher payment rates, new incentives and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change ...

Thomas Eich, a fifth-generation farmer who rurns the Kankakee Valley Homestead near Walkerton, Indiana, relies on income from the Conservation Reserve Program as a protective buffer between the ...

About 40 years ago, my friend and neighbor, the late Fred Martin of Cass City, informed me about a new wildlife habitat organization called Pheasants Forever (PF). Fred had just attended a banquet ...

Survey response from as many farm operators as possible ensures that cash rental rates accurately represent their locality,” said Erik Gerlach, NASS’ South Dakota State Statistician. “The data from ...