Farmers and ranchers interested in signing up for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program have until Jan. 15 to submit initial paperwork. Although the U.S.

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Conservation Stewardship Program is one of the federal government’s most popular tools for making “working land” in agriculture more environmentally friendly. Todd C. Hagel, ...

Some 69 million acres were enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program in fiscal 2023, or about 8% of all U.S. agricultural land, according to a report by the National Sustainable Agriculture ...

The Conservation Stewardship Program is a favorite with many producers because it allows them to receive payments for actively managing, maintaining and expanding conservation activities on acreage ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications from landowners interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to build on ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the final rule for its Conservation Stewardship Program. The rule makes updates to the popular conservation program as directed by the 2018 farm bill and ...