Senate Bill 478, which passed with broad bipartisan support, would have directed more funding to the state's Outdoor ...

Vermont was the first state to draft legislation for proper battery disposal back in 2016. Now, state lawmakers and environmental organizations have ...

As the BC Parks Licence Plate Program nears its 10th anniversary, British Columbians are showing strong support for provincial parks, with sales of the specialty licence plates now reaching more than ...

Years ago, women in Wedjah and Jaedae Districts in Sinoe County processed cassava with their bare hands. Their story has changed for the better. They now use motorized mills, locally called garri ...

The White House on Friday proposed a $10 billion fund intended to help beautify Washington, the latest effort by President Donald Trump to remake a city he long criticized for being dirty and unworthy ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is one of the largest federal government agencies that employs thousands of employees and oversees countless areas of federal agricultural policy.

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has lost more than 2,000 employees since January 2025, potentially harming the department’s ability to roll out the initiative. The U.S. Department of ...

MADISON, Wis. — There is legislation that now could be dead in the water. This week, the Senate failed to vote on a bill to fund the state’s nearly 40-year-old land conservation program instead ...

LYONS, Neb. — Farmers and ranchers interested in signing up for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program have until Jan. 15 to submit initial paperwork.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of key conservation programs.

At a Wisconsin Assembly committee meeting in November to consider a proposal to extend the widely popular Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant program, Rep. Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) complained that ...

Dec. 9, I brought forward a resolution to the Oshkosh Common Council supporting the reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, one of Wisconsin’s most successful and widely supported ...