The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a ...

Witnesses told the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee that staff cuts could compromise popular programs.

Conservation leaders stressed the importance of technical assistance and local staff to support farmers at Tuesday’s Senate ...

Leathers says NRCS is closely tied to the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). CRP is a voluntary program that allows farmers to convert agricultural land to full-time wildlife habitat.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Wild Resource Conservation Program, which offers grant funding to support research and conservation projects that protect Pennsylvania’s native wildlife, plants, ...

The Conservation Reserve Program incentivizes farmers to take environmentally sensitive land out of production. Project 2025 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened enrollment for several conservation reserve programs for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is accepting offers for both ...

Now more than ever, it’s important that the acres offered by landowners and those approved by USDA address our most critical ...

Colvin Ranch, a Tenino-based family-owned cattle ranch founded in 1854, is hosting a celebration marking a milestone for the ranch's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) easement on Sunday, ...

The National Association of Conservation Districts wrote to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging ...

Among other things, Trump's 2026 discretionary budget would eliminate funding for the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) while slashing some $900 million from the National Park ...