First starting out, Jerry McBride found a used 40-by-200-foot chicken barn the owner no longer wanted, tore it down and built his first shop on his farm in Hardin County, Ohio. He repeated that ...

Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

Annual agricultural event features keynote speaker Monte Bottens and sessions on soil health, precision farming and ...

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Some 69 million acres were enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program in fiscal ...

Conservation agriculture practices like precision fertilizer application and cover crops can offer a multitude of benefits, including improving soil health, reducing crop losses during severe weather ...

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Instilled with commitment to land stewardship, the next generation of Kane Dairy farmers set out to take their parent’s vision for helping the family land reach new conservation levels with financial ...

Iowa Ag Secretary says this extension is crucial as the national cattle herd is the smallest in over 75 years.

Benjamin and Shannon Ellis are the perfect examples of what happens when best-laid plans come together. Thanks to the stewardship of their forefathers who were ahead of their time, the Champlain, ...

The goal of the state's Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program is to “convert non-productive land to productive land while also providing water quality benefits to the state of Iowa.” ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced a three-year extension of the popular, farmer-led Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Project. The extension renews program agreements in ...

We all know fresh fruits and vegetables are good for our health – but did you know that the soil and surrounding environment the crops grow in also matters to our health and well-being? The ...