wetlands

USDA Program Looks To Restore Wetlands
USDA Program Looks To Restore Wetlands
USDA Program Looks To Restore Wetlands
What is USDA Wetland Easement? "A lot of farmers have those pieces of their property that can be really wet in certain years or maybe tidelines were put underneath to help drain the fields at one time so they were wetlands at some point in history," said Carrie Lindig with the NRCS ...
How Can CRP Help Pollinators?
How Can CRP Help Pollinators?
How Can CRP Help Pollinators?
When you think Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP, what uses come to your mind. Most likely, you'll think of highly sensitive farm lands come up, that could become grassland, or prairie, or restored wetlands. But Randall Cass with Iowa State University said CRP land makes a great habitat for pollinators of all types including honey bees, both wild and commercially produced ...
New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmers and Wetlands
New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmers and Wetlands
New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmers and Wetlands
The USDA is moving forward on Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations.  The American Farm Bureau submitted comments to the agency asking it to make sure the new Interim Rule balances the benefits for both farmland and wetland, as Congress intended.  As it w...