Articles Tagged with ''NRCS''

In this opinion piece, Suzy Friedman, WWF's Senior Director for Food Policy, highlights the importance of Congress to swiftly pass the 2024 Farm Bill and provides recommendations for where the funds should be spent.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service should see 1,600 new employees by early this fall after being granted direct hiring authority last week, NRCS Chief Terry Cosby told Agri-Pulse Thursday.

President Joe Biden, standing in a Minnesota farmer's shed, took shots at agriculture industry consolidation and touted his administration's delivery of $5 billion in conservation and infrastructure spending as he kicked off of a two-week White House "barnstorm" of rural America.

The Agriculture Department could help drive more participation in voluntary carbon markets through technical assistance and outreach, according to a report released by the agency on Monday.