National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Our first post in this series explored initial themes from the Census, while this post offers a deeper dive into conservation practices. In early 2024, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. For instance, in fiscal year (FY) 2022 there were more than 3.13
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin.
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Photo credit: USDA EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill , a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). What is the Conservation Stewardship Program? billion for CSP.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Photo credit: NRCS EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill , a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). billion over five years to bolster USDA conservation programs , including $3.25
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 23, 2022
By Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue – August 23, 2022. The Gila River Indian Community pulls out of a water conservation agreement due to little progress on basin-wide water cuts. An Arizona agricultural coalition proposes the federal government pay farmers to conserve water. American Rivers (@americanrivers) August 19, 2022.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Last week, the state’s largest municipal water provider declared a regional drought emergency and asked its 26 member agencies to voluntarily conserve water. Because their supplies are less secure, those agencies are already required to conserve water through measures such as once-a-week lawn watering.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
November 8, 2022. The conservative government in Ontario is pushing for changes to the province’s wetlands policy that would loosen protections for “provincially significant wetlands.”. “If Conservation groups, however, demanded an even faster timeline. Brett Walton, Interim Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.
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