The $700 million regenerative agriculture program is riding on the dovetails of the department's "Make America Healthy Again" ...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has opened the first round of staff positions to implement $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding. The first set of entry-level soil ...

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a series, “Getting Grounded,” that examines the nation's conservation delivery system and the mounting challenges facing farmers in getting the help and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent $700 million initiative for regenerative practices has drawn a mixed review, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of key conservation programs.

The process for the Natural Resource Conservation Service to approve new conservation practices is slow, bureaucratic and without clear guidelines. The NRCS often requires years for a practice to be ...

A 90th anniversary celebration of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on April 24 highlighted the agency's evolution and commitment to conservation. The celebration included remarks by USDA ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is currently accepting applications for three programs that support agriculture and climate-smart practices. Those who want ...

USDA wants farmers to focus on soil health and producing more nutritious food. To that end, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with Robert “F” Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, and Doctor Mehmet Oz, ...

“Protecting and improving the health of our soil is critical not only for the future viability of farmland, but to the future success of American farmers. In order to continue to be the most ...