Lawmakers have removed provisions that block megafarms from taxpayer-funded conservation programs. After years wrangling over ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — With the Trump administration halting funding for the USDA’s conservation programs and firing thousands of employees, there is concern about what will happen to those ...

Global conservation efforts are vanishing fast as funding ends and protections weaken, threatening species and climate goals.

The remaining months of 2023 are certain to be eventful on Capitol Hill. Headlined by a potential government shutdown and with the 2024 elections looming, the most impactful legislative development ...

It takes intentionality to meet the requirements, but it’s possible to layer federal and private conservation programs to add extra cash to your bottom line. “When carbon programs are appropriately ...

Producer Kate Friesen shows Indiana district conservationist Wes Krug around Singletree Flower Farm in Goshen, Indiana on June 29, 2022. Friesen and her husband received assistance through USDA’s ...

The Department of Agriculture is boosting enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program but being less stringent on environmental measurements. A program that rewards farmers for turning ...

The project is now in its second week. WMTV spoke to Kromrey Middle School students who work with the school’s Green Team ...

After years of studying and experimenting with pilot programs, the future of Colorado River management will almost certainly include a permanent water conservation program for the Upper Basin states.

Conservation groups are suing over a program that authorizes killing brown and black bears as a way to help grow the size of ...