The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a major milestone, the agency is dealing with job losses, massive proposed ...

Natural Resources Conservation Service offices around the country are gearing up to take in a surge of Inflation Reduction Act funding centered around the conservation programs they operate. Programs ...

I want to address several misconceptions expressed in the recent Agweek article on the farm program biologists working in U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service offices ...

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Pennsylvania is announcing fiscal year 2026 assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and private landowners for key conservation programs, ...

Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby's career with the agency began more than 40 years ago when he was hired as a teenage intern in Iowa. He rose through the ranks to become chief ...

NRCS Oklahoma Announces First FY2024 Application Batching Date for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and Environmental Quality Incentives ...

WASHINGTON — The new chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service has Minnesota connections. Jason Weller, who officially became chief of the NRCS on July 25, earned his undergraduate degree at ...

The NRCS conservation practice standard – Cover Crop (340) supports using grasses, legumes, and forbs for seasonal vegetative cover. Cover crops can provide many soil health benefits such as reduced ...

The Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District media and outreach specialist says most of her job is just “getting the word out.” Every election, board members are placed on the ballot, ...

Gary O’Neill, State Conservationist for Oklahoma USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the opportunity for livestock producers to make application under the Environmental Quality ...