Decades of scientific research tells us that improving nutrient management and rebuilding soil health in farm fields can increase productivity for farmers and deliver a range of conservation benefits.

An Environmental Working Group report questions the effectiveness of some farming practices that the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently added to its Environmental Quality Incentives Program, ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

Jerry Raynor, then the Indiana state conservationist, visits a site in Starke County, Indiana, May 25, 2021 that was restored under NRCS's Wetland Reserve Easement Program. The easement includes 200.6 ...

With high input costs and low commodity prices, many farmers are looking for ways to reduce their costs, even more than normal. Could conservation practices be an answer for your farm? Anthony Bly, ...

Other Area-based Effective Conservation Measures (OECMs) are a way to account for conservation efforts beyond protected areas ...

This Market Intel article is the second in a five-part series highlighting agricultural ecosystem credit markets and the opportunities and challenges they present farmers, as well as the policy levers ...