New Online Tool Allows Farmer, Ranchers to Easily Report Anticompetitive Practices
Farmers, ranchers, and other producers and growers now have a one-stop shop to help ensure they are treated fairly. The new farmerfairness.gov portal developed jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read More...Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Speaks Up On Wolves, But Is It Enough?
Tribes, conservation groups, even former Fish and Wildlife Service director say she should emergency re-list wolves with federal protection. Why does she balk?
Read More...Feds will spend $1 billion to spur farmers and ranchers to fight climate change
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $1 billion on projects for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to use practices that curb climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions or capture and store…
Read More...Landowners have until March 15 to apply for FWP support programs for public access
Landowners have until March 15 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands (UPL) Program or the Public Access Land Agreement (PALA)…
Read More...Public comment period closing soon as BLM eyes new sage grouse regulations
The Bureau of Land Management is once again reviewing how it manages sage grouse habitat across 10 Western states. “The BLM will examine new scientific information, including the effects of…
Read More...CRP Seeking Millions More Acres
The USDA Farm Service Agency has opened enrollment in the General Conservation Reserve Program (starting this week) and will open Grasslands CRP enrollment in April. Robert Bonnie, Undersecretary for Farm…
Read More...Idaho working to delist grizzly bears
Idaho is preparing to ask the federal government to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears, writes reporter Eric Barker of the Lewiston Tribune. The intention was announced during…
Read More...Following Marshall Fire, Neguse calls for review of the National Fire Plan
A group of Western lawmakers are asking the Biden administration to update the Forest Service’s long-term plan for wildfires and potentially scale back certain uses of fire for forest management.In…
Read More...USDA Urges Producers to Submit Applications for 2021 Grazing Loss Assistance by Jan. 31
USDA is reminding ranchers and livestock producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for 2021 grazing losses due to drought. The deadline to…
Read More...USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program Signups for 2022
Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up soon for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool…
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