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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is updating the processes for its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) around appraisals, land surveys and certifying eligible entities that help NRCS and producers enroll land into easements.
Farmers and western conservation groups called for faster access to funding under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program at a Senate hearing Thursday, saying RCPP is important for farmers in drought-stricken areas.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday defended a proposed Bureau of Land Management rule that gives conservation uses of the land it manages “equal footing” with grazing, energy production, mining, and recreation.
In this opinion piece, Kim LaFleur with the National Association of Conservation Districts stresses that the farm bill must provide an effective conservation delivery system that relies on grassroots, locally led and voluntary initiatives.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is struggling to meet the Biden administration's growing climate and sustainability goals — and handle billions in new conservation funds — due to challenges in finding people to replace its aging workforce.
Hunting and angling groups enter the farm bill debate looking to protect funding for Title II programs and ensure fish and wildlife conservation efforts are given the same stature as soil and water within Agriculture Department programs.
Natural Resources Conservation Service offices in states like California are gearing up to take in a surge of Inflation Reduction Act funding centered around the conservation programs they operate.
The lead Republican on the House Agriculture Committee's Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee, fourth-generation rice farmer Doug LeMalfa, wants to ensure in the next Congress that farm conservation practices stay voluntary, and he also intends to focus on what he considers proactive fire and timber management.
In this opinion piece, former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., discusses strategies that she believes the farming community can undertake to lessen the impact of inflation, while the government also works on solutions.
Projects to conserve and restore grasslands are among the biggest beneficiaries of $197 million in grants awarded Friday under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, which uses local contributions to maximize funding for each project.
