Conservation Reserve Program

Landon (left) and Shannon Engelke (center) discuss resource concerns on 444 Engelke Ranch with NRCS District Conservationist Robert Self (right). (Photos compiled by Rebecca Gresham, Public Affairs Specialist, Lubbock, Texas)
Government, Land, Real Estate, Southern Region, Texas, USDA

444 Engelke Ranch: Turning dreams into reality

With the support of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Engelke family is building a sustainable, thriving operation. Read More

Beef cows and calfs grazing on grass. (Adobe Stock-#349841650 │ William)
Animal Health, Beef, beef, Feeder, Livestock

Bigger cattle may be the industry’s new normal

Buckskin Lake Wildlife Management Area Nebraska. (iStock-#2153127919 │ David Radzieta)
Central Region, Farmland, Hunting, Land, Nebraska, Outdoors, Ranchland, Regional Roundup

Enroll lands in Open Fields and Waters to allow public access

Albaugh introduces Malibu Plus D herbicide to range and pasture market

Nebraska ranchers deal with wildfires

Grazing cattle in Kansas (Courtesy photo.)

Understanding forage value of Kansas CRP grasslands

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in flight closeup (Photo: iStock - chris2766 - www.chrissmithphotos.net)

Hunting: 2025 Kansas Upland Bird Forecast

Conservation.(Photo courtesy of United States Department of Agriculture.)

Enrollment starts on USDA’s Grassland CRP  

USDA

Enrollment opportunities ahead for CRP

(Journal stock photo.)

Farm bill conservation programs essential to High Plains

Cattle from the Gardiner Angus Ranch have benefited from rangeland improvement that has also improved habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken on this 20,000-acre tract south of Ashland, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Advocates: VPA-HIP boost outdoor sportsmen experience