High tech comes to biodiversity protection
Habitat conservation and protection of biodiversity is of growing importance for many states. In Nevada, the effort is being backed up with new high-tech tools designed to guide strategies for…
Read More...Ranchers combine cattle, conservation and logging to save birds
[Rancher Dusty] Downey is among 82 ranchers from Texas to the Dakotas using protocols designed by the National Audubon Society to reinvigorate grassland ecosystems to increase populations of imperiled birds.
Read More...Honoring the history and value of grazing on the National Forests and Grasslands
Domestic livestock have been grazing on western landscapes for centuries. The USDA Forest Service has worked alongside farmers and ranchers to manage those landscapes, which were rapidly degrading from overuse by…
Read More...2.1 million acres of grassland habitat lost in North American Great Plains in one year
Approximately 2.1 million acres of intact grassland habitat in the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains were plowed under for row-crop production in 2018, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2020 Plowprint Report.…
Read More...Leaders respond to the Grasslands Roadmap draft
Leaders, speakers, and panelists for the “Leaders Respond” session of the 2020 Central Grasslands Roadmap Summit dug in and provided incredibly comprehensive and diverse reflections on the current Roadmap and…
Read More...Old-growth grasslands should be valued, not destroyed
Environmental policymakers value ancient forests, but ancient, or old-growth, grasslands have not received the same recognition. That’s a mistake, according to a new Texas A&M AgriLife study.
Read More...Big-money investors gear up for a trillion-dollar bet on farmland
A trillion dollars worth of American farmland will change hands in the coming years. Wealthy investors are likely to buy more of it with the power to shape rural communities…
Read More...Did you get mystery seeds in the mail?
Have you received an unsolicited package of seeds in the mail? If so, you’re not alone. Officials in many states have received reports from residents of unsolicited packages of seeds…
Read More...30-year preservation effort completed in southern Colorado
With the conservation of the Banded Peak Ranch in the southern San Juan Mountains, a 30-year, $37 million effort concludes with the protection of 10 different ranches in the Navajo…
Read More...Treated wastewater may be the irrigation wave of the future
With the need to feed a growing population, scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are looking for ways to safely expand agriculture’s supply of usable water. USDA will stimulate…
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