“I started as a customer of NRCS first,” says Aubrey Bettencourt, chief of the USDA agency that helps farmers and ranchers manage natural resources on private lands. As a third-generation California ...

Natural resource management is the practice of sustainably using and protecting natural resources. Natural resources include land, water, air, minerals, forests, fish, and wildlife. Managing natural ...

Federal agriculture department loses field staff as farmers face delays accessing newly approved conservation funding.

The new USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) website is designed for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who use NRCS conservation programs, and our partners who help us deliver the ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Conservation Stewardship Program is one of the federal government’s most popular tools for making “working land” in agriculture more environmentally friendly. Todd C. Hagel, ...

In western Wisconsin's Monroe County, the county land conservation department shares an office with local NRCS staff. The partnership helps landowners get their conservation practices funded, no ...

The Michigan DNR invites public input on outdoor recreation and conservation issues at meetings in February, with schedules and contact info available online.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Pacific Islands Area is now accepting applications for fiscal year 2025 assistance programs. Farmers, ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Wednesday it awarded $22 million to projects through the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, four of which are located in ...

No one likes surprises when developing a property, be it private landowners or public land managers. The Colorado Conservation Data Explorer, a new interactive mapping tool produced by Colorado State ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Conservation Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 Conservation Achievement Scholarships ...