A CLEAR Path to Conservation in Minnesota

USDA and Pheasants Forever to Hold Conservation Reserve Program Webinar on May 17

St. PAUL, Minn., May 6, 2022 – Do you own or operate farmland in Minnesota? Are you curious about how you can improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and increase wildlife habitat on your farm? Are you looking for conservation solutions to address marginal or environmentally sensitive cropland? The Conservation Reserve Program may offer the solutions you are looking for on your farm.

Urban Producers, Public Invited to Attend August Meeting of Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production 

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers, innovative producers and other stakeholders to submit comments for and virtually attend a public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (Committee) on Aug. 1, 2023.   

USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs

BOULDER, Colo., July 6, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing that it will expand its work on wildlife conservation by investing at least $500 million over the next five years and by leveraging all available conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), through its Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) effort.

USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters

The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses.