William “Bill” Richards, a soil conservation pioneer who served as chief of USDA’s Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) from 1990-1993 under President George H.W.

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

A 90th anniversary celebration of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on April 24 highlighted the agency's evolution and commitment to conservation. The celebration included remarks by USDA ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/surviving-the-dust-bowl-biography-hugh-hammond-bennett/ A picnic for tennant farmers of the Duke Power Co. near ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

Most of us weren’t around to see the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. But a mixture of drought and poor farming practices saw the topsoil of a half dozen states stripped away. Picture the dusty and desolate ...

In an effort to improve the state's soil health, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission is paying up to $40,000 to farmers and ranchers to employ regenerative agriculture techniques.

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, ...

Winnebago County Soil and Water Conservation District prepares to celebrate Stewardship Week with a poster contest.

Building trust in food begins with empowering farmers through one of the largest and most diverse conservation- and sustainability-focused public-private partnerships in our nation’s history: ...