The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed more than 70 Walmart stores and 18 Rural King stores in the state have...

At USDA, we celebrate Earth Day 2019 by offering big thank-yous to Indiana farmers and forest landowners for all they do. Every day we...

WASHINGTON – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today it is seeking public input on its existing national...

Indianapolis, IN, March 6, 2019 – State Conservationist Jerry Raynor announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation...

I have seen a lot of pugged pastures the last few weeks. Pugged meaning soil trampled into consolidated mud by hooves. There are a few...

DEKALB, IL. – Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), the organization behind the national movement “No Farms No Food,” published its Women...

It is 45 degrees outside today as I write this article. I normally appreciate mild winter weather, but when it rains, and temperatures...

Indianapolis, IN, December 11, 2018 – With a December 21 sign up deadline approaching, Pheasants and Quail Forever and the Natural...

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WASHINGTON, December 3, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the appointment of Matthew J. “Matt” Lohr to...

Often ignored and seldom appreciated, the wonderful world of soil is not usually a topic of discussion or one that is cared about. But...

I mentioned last month that there are still plenty of good growing days left this fall and they need to be taken advantage of. One of...

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Indianapolis, IN, October 4, 2018–Jerry Raynor, State Conservationist for Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)...

The older I get, the more I tend to philosophize about things. I’ve been asked a few times why I am such an advocate for sound grazing...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the...

I certainly didn’t expect the blessed amount of rain that has fallen on most of Indiana in the last month. as made making dry hay a...

6/13/2018 9:15 am We’ve got some exciting news! I was out in the prairie below the house this morning and spooked up two majestic...

Thanks to a change in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, farmers in Indiana who apply for financial assistance programs through...

Indianapolis, IN, May 16, 2018 – Acting State Conservationist Gerald Roach announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources...