Conservation

USDA's Conservation Reserve Program numbers are out for 2025.

A new study from Iowa State University sheds surprising light on the evolving landscape of agricultural conservation in the state.

Many items that are typically part of a Farm Bill were addressed earlier this year when Congress passed, and President Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill.

Last week, Washington representatives Kim Schrier and Dan Newhouse introduced the Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act, better known as the ENABLE Conservation Act.

The Bureau of Land Management has begun the process of rolling back the Biden Administration’s rule allowing conservation leases on its land.

NRCS Idaho says the application deadline for Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Quality Incentives Program, EQIP, as well as the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, also known as the RCPP, projects is October 3rd.

Ag education comes in many forms, whether that’s providing insight in day to day operations, talking about the economics of ag or correcting myths.

NASS and NRCS are reaching out to farmers and ranchers nationwide to gather information about the conservation practices they use. Nearly 23,000 operators nationwide will receive the 2025 Conservation Effects Assessment Project survey.

Idaho farmers and ranchers are encouraged to apply for a low-interest loan via the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, to finance conservation projects on agricultural lands.

On Friday, the University of Idaho released the finalized results of its 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations.  The study concluded that cattle grazing does not negatively impact greater sage grouse and can only benefit the species through building robust habitat, increasing forage, and reducing invasive grasses that lead to catastrophic wildfires.