By Kris Vance, NRCS State Public Affairs Specialist Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They are known to filter water, reduce flooding, recharge groundwater, store carbon and provide critical habitat for countless species of wildlife. Yet despite their benefits, many wetlands across Indiana were drained decades ago in an effort to create more farmland and are still threatened today. For Jim Wicks and Tom Malcolm, restoring nearly 48 acres of their St. Joseph County...

Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers...

Indianapolis, IN, August 30, 2024– Damarys Mortenson, State Conservationist for Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service...