Circle of Blue

MARCH 9, 2023

Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Pragmatic ingenuity is being applied here to overcome them, including a new easement program that uses federal and state tax benefits to conserve groundwater. Easements are the latest step in a developing strategy to meet Colorado’s water conservation directive.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 12, 2023

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On October 10, Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Pennsylvania is investing $6,765,102 to purchase development rights for 1,953 acres on 28 farms in 16 counties, protecting them from future residential or commercial development. billion in state, county, and local funds.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 1, 2023, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – more commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill – expired. Conservation and Climate USDA conservation programs will remain largely unaffected by the expiration of the Farm Bill.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 20, 2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to address emerging agricultural issues, instead requiring USDA to receive Congressional approval for any use of the CCC.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2024

On August 12, the Department of Agriculture announced it has invested more than $9.9 On August 12, the Department of Agriculture announced it has invested more than $9.9 Pennsylvania is a great place to do business,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. Pennsylvania leads the nation in preserved farmland.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2024

On August 5, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding invited Pennsylvania farmers to apply for $13 million in Resource Enhancement and Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits available to support their efforts to improve soil health and water quality now through September 1. Pennsylvania farms increased no-till acres by 2.3%

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is now accepting applications for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants. The primary goal of the UAIP projects is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. The deadline to apply is April 9. Click Here for all the details.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018. The NCA5 covers a lot of ground, but this summary focuses on aspects most relevant to agriculture.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 11, the Department of Agriculture announced Pennsylvania will purchase development rights for 2,250 acres on 28 farms in 15 counties, forever protecting them from residential or commercial development. The farms, approved for conservation easement purchases by the State Agricultural Land Preservation Board, represent an $8.07

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A Greener Life

JULY 18, 2024

But they caution we must now pick up the decarbonisation speed across other industries outside energy – particularly in transport, buildings, industry and agriculture. In a criticism of the previous Conservative government, they said their plans and policies would not deliver the required action soon enough.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2023

The departments of Environmental Protection, Agriculture and Conservation and Natural Resources have released Pennsylvania's Healthy Waters Health Communities 2022 Chesapeake Bay Progress Report. In 2022, our farmers implemented conservation practices including no-till farming and cover crops on more than 1.5

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JANZEN AG

JULY 10, 2024

In recent years, the USDA and other government agencies have taken significant strides in leveraging agricultural data to drive climate-smart initiatives across the U.S., according to Todd Janzen, agricultural attorney at Janzen Schroeder Ag Law. In 2022, USDA announced a $3.1 Ag data can be used as an improvement tool.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Last week’s post highlighted the stories of farmers who have used practices from the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practice list to build climate resilience and mitigation solutions. This week’s post adds stories created and gathered by National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) members around the country.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A new report finds that agricultural policies throughout the European Union do not align with water directives. New EU Report Explores Sustainable Water Use In Agriculture. New rice varieties in India could cut water use by up to 60 percent, according to farmers and government officials. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. 60 PERCENT.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

While pollinators like bees, moths, butterflies, beetles, flies, and wasps are indeed beneficial to agriculture, they are also critical to pollinating native plants. Sustainable agriculture and natural ecosystems depend on insects that assist with nutrient cycling and soil development.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 19, 2023

Last month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced awards for 49 new projects under the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) , offering technical assistance to promote the planning and implementation of conservation grazing practices.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2024

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Chesapeake Conservancy both praised lawmakers and Gov. Shapiro for including $50 million in funding for the Clean Streams Fund in the new FY 2024-25 state budget to support on-farm conservation practices and other local water quality improvement projects. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 15, the Department of Agriculture invested $5.8 In the simplest terms, without farms we don't eat," Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. Pennsylvania partners with county, and sometimes local government and nonprofits to purchase development rights, ensuring a strong future for farming and food security.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Photo credit: Mark Anson On August 31, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of $65 million for the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. CIGs bring a wide range of partners to the table to support innovation.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Stroud Water Research Center and PASA Sustainable Agriculture will host an in-person event on September 6 Launching The Agroforestry Project At Wild Fox Farm in Berks County from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. There will be optional opportunities for you to share your experience and ideas for government support with legislators.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2023

Since 2019, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Land Conservancy of Adams County , and Adams County Office of Planning and Development have worked together to protect a total of 11 parcels of land, owned by Hanover Shoe Farms Inc., with permanent easements.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

While OUAIP is housed within the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), it works across United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies. Farmer Ibrahim at the Juniper Gardens Training Farm in Kansas City, KS.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2022

Department of Agriculture announced it will invest $25 million this year for the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials Program. The On-Farm Trials component of CIG supports widespread adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 8, 2023

More than a year later , this once-in-a-generation investment approximately doubled the funding available for the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) core conservation programs. Keeping nitrous oxide out of the atmosphere is not the only conservation contribution of practices like these, though.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2023

On June 21, the Department of Agriculture announced Pennsylvania preserved 2,044 acres on 29 farms in 15 counties , forever protecting them from future residential or commercial development. Prime soil and clean water are critical resources for feeding a growing population," Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 22, 2023

A number of those regional governments, along with other eligible large municipalities – roughly 80 regions in all – indicated that they will participate in the program. This is a key issue for our agriculture and rural partners who are working on climate solutions – from soil health to composting manure to agrivoltaics and more.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 2, 2022

government will let some farmers plant crops on environmentally sensitive land that had been set aside for conservation, in an effort to help mitigate the global food crisis, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday. Read the full story from Reuters.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2023

On January 18, the Brandywine Conservancy announced it ended 2022 with more than 500 total conservation easements held by the organization, while also exceeding 70,000 acres of land that have been permanently preserved through both direct and facilitated easements. These new milestones further cement our achievements in conservation.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Central American nation has won praise for its conservation efforts, including in reforestation, and continues to attract international finance to support its initiatives. The Central American nation has secured more than US$135 million in finance for nature in recent years, another leaf in its conservation success story.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Here are 94 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

On April 14, the Department of Agriculture announced Pennsylvania protected 2,038 acres of farmland on 22 farms in 13 counties from future residential or commercial development. Fertile, healthy farmland and clean water are critical to our economy and our future," Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said.

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HumanNature

MARCH 8, 2024

Written by Bella Conrad The Colorado State University Zero Waste Team held its first student-led presentation of the year on February 1 to discuss how ranchers and scientists can collaborate to conserve rangelands. Ranchers often distrust the government, too, because government agencies can easily take away their permits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

But the nation’s farmers and farmland are also poised to be part of the solution, if only our government would invest meaningfully in it. Here I’ll expand a bit on the provisions of the bill aimed at agriculture. $20 billion annually for the federal Conservation Stewardship Program and $1.3

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 20, 2023

The province’s action left the federal government with no choice but to act. There are no good reasons for the provincial government to have broken their promise to protect the Greenbelt. Nowhere is this more true than for the farms, forests and wetlands of DRAP.

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