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The Soil Health Institute and National Association of Conservation Districts announced the results of a nationwide study that demonstrates how improving soil health can help farmers build resilience and improve profitability across a diversity of soil types, geographies, and cropping systems.

The National Association of Conservation Districts recently released policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill.  The NACD’s Farm Bill Task Force has convened more than a dozen times to come up with recommendations that were recently approved by the NACD Board of Directors.  Their most im...

The National Association of Conservation Districts is urging farmers to explore transitioning to conservation practices, including no-till and cover crops, to prevent further soil erosion in the face of extreme weather.   The U.S. is ...

Recently, the National Association of Conservation Districts reviewed a proposed rule from the IRS, called the Estate gift and Generations Skipping taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest.  NACD President-Elect Brent VanDyke said the proposal would hurt America’s farms   “What it does, it reduces the funds farms have to invest on farm projects like conservation practices.  It compromises

Conservation is a top priority farmers and ranchers across the nation.  Agriculturists have been a part of voluntary conservation practices for decades.  Last week, the National Association of State Conservation agencies met in Branson, Missouri.   ...