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...

#WorldSoilDay #SoilHealth

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...

#USDA #NRCS #CSP #Conservation

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...

It has been a very unusual spring to say the least. I don’t remember too many late Aprils, especially those ending with frosts or...

Indianapolis, IN. The Board of Directors of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) is pleased to...

Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) are working with Purdue...

Greenfield resident and former USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Jane Hardisty is a recent recipient of...

INDIANAPOLIS (March 2, 2018) – Indiana farmers are once again leading the nation in building valuable topsoil by using soil health...

It wasn’t too long ago that you were hearing that some parts of the state were actually still in drought status. I believe it is safe to...