Ag groups encouraged by agriculture’s role in 30×30 plan
The Biden administration outlined ideas in achieving the nationwide conservation goal to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. As the report was identified as “big on ideas,…
Read More...Biden’s conservation plan puts WOTUS in the crosshairs
(Subscription) A vision the Biden administration laid out this month for preserving 30% of the nation’s land and water by 2030 is already fueling calls for EPA to reverse a…
Read More...Biden 30×30 plan emphasizes landowners’ key role in conservation’s future
The Biden administration today released a long-anticipated report detailing their proposal to conserve 30 percent of US lands and waters by 2030 (known as 30×30). While the initiative has generated…
Read More...A narrow path for Biden’s ambitious land conservation plan
Months after President Biden set a goal of conserving 30 percent of the nation’s land and waters by 2030, the administration Thursday laid out broad principles — but few details…
Read More...USDA Investing Nearly $22 Million to Improve Soil Health and Climate Smart Ag
The USDA is investing nearly $22 million into research initiatives aimed at helping improve soil health and climate smart agriculture. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is investing…
Read More...Farm groups, enviros to USDA: Prioritize climate, update crop insurance
Farm and environmental groups that often disagree on ag policy are urging the Agriculture Department to prioritize climate change in conservation programs and to consider changes to crop insurance that…
Read More...Working ag lands figure large in Biden’s 30×30 plan
Voluntary conservation efforts by farmers and ranchers play a central role in the Biden administration’s strategy for conserving 30% of the nation’s land and marine waters by 2030.
Read More...Growing Drought: USDA Indicates 14 States Have No Topsoil Moisture in Surplus Conditions
Drier weather helped aid major planting progress for U.S. farmers last week, but it didn’t help the topsoil moisture situation. USDA shows 14 states have no topsoil moisture considered ‘surplus,’ and…
Read More...Carbon Markets Stand to Reward ‘No-Till’ Farmers. But Most Are Still Tilling the Soil.
As the adoption of no-till practices has spread widely across parts of the U.S. over the past few decades, the approach has been touted as an important means of storing…
Read More...New funding to curb wildfires pushed in Congress, as another fire season looms
As wildfires across the United States grow in size, intensity and duration each summer, members of Congress from the West are pushing for massive new investments in ecosystem management and wildfire…
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