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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Two new officials will begin their roles at USDA on Monday and will bring a wide array of experience working in farm and natural resources policy with Latino and Native American individuals.
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden Wednesday seeks to involve the agriculture community in addressing climate change and vastly increase the amount of land conserved in the U.S.
Conservation officials in California have outlined 10 conservation practices with high potential for benefits that will receive priority incentive payments.
Congressional leaders spent Tuesday evening behind closed doors working on a sweeping year-end deal that would include a new coronavirus relief package as well as funding for the federal government for the fiscal 2021.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program has grown in popularity over the years, but with that popularity, more farmers are finding it difficult to get their applications approved.
As President-elect Joe Biden assembles his transition teams and looks toward building a better future, he has the opportunity to boost agricultural resilience in ways that improve the health of rural communities and ecosystems.
The Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule making soil health, comprehensive nutrient management plan, and advanced payment changes to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
Landowners and producers enrolled in 21.9 million acres of the Conservation Reserve Program should begin receiving $1.68 billion in annual rental payments, the Department of Agriculture said Thursday.