Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations ...

Healthy soil, essential to growing crops and to providing forage for livestock, was the foundation of conservation efforts by the United States government starting in 1929, prompted by the Dust Bowl.

That same month, lawmakers passed a bill creating the Soil Conservation Service, the precursor of the NRCS. The government was now able to pay farmers to leave some of their fields fallow and to ...

While both provide conservation benefits, the arbitrary differences between double cropping and cover cropping can affect the management decisions of farmers attempting to provide continuous soil ...

Earth Funeral owns a 5-acre piece of old logging land in Quilcene, said Morris. The company is using the land for restoration and conservation efforts supported by soil coming from the terramation ...

Through its annual tree sales, the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District promotes the importance of protecting existing forests as well as the benefits of planting more trees. Over 2,600 ...

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) student Allyson McQuiston planted seeds for a bright future in soil conservation two years ago and will soon be rewarded with a bountiful ...

Conservation experts say that’s bad news for soil health, which is directly tied to water quality and our health. They’re encouraging farmers to take up practices, including cover crops and ...

The Walsh Three Rivers Conservation District is hosting a series of soil health talks every Wednesday in March to share and provide information on soil conservation practices.

For nine decades now, rural Americans have counted on conservation programs from the Department of Agriculture to help them boost soil health and ensure their lands are productive for generations ...