Agri-Pulse

Conservation programs to get baseline boost under House reconciliation bill

Four major farm bill conservation programs would see a significant, permanent boost to their funding levels under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill that Republicans pushed through the House. The ...
University of Hawaii

Conservation leadership, program management pilot program launched at UH

The University of Hawaiʻi marked the success of a first-of-its-kind pilot program designed to strengthen the next generation of conservation leaders in Hawaiʻi by blending academic training with hands ...
US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Qualifying Process for Conservation Programs and Experts to Aid Growers Using EPA’s Mitigation Point System to Manage Pesticide Runoff and Erosion

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a proposed process to review and qualify conservation programs and experts that have technical expertise in runoff and erosion ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Reviewing Trends in Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment

For more than 40 years, thenConservation Reserve Program (CRP) has remained the largest voluntary private lands conservation program in the U.S. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) under ...