Conservation Reserve Program

Senate Listens to Public & Makes Crop Insurance More Accountable to the Environment

June 22, 2012
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
conservation compliance, Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, crop insurance, Farm Bill, farm conservation, Land Stewardship Project, Senate, Senator Al Franken, Senator Amy Klobuchar, soil erosion, stewardship, sustainable agriculture, wetlands

The U.S. Senate passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill this week. While it’s far from perfect, specific amendments related to conservation and accountability that were passed during the floor vote…
How Gov. Dayton Can Keep Pheasant Openers Part of Minnesota’s Future

October 7, 2011
Brian DeVore
Food and Sustainable Agriculture
Audrey Arner, Conservation Reserve Program, CRP, DNR wildlife management areas, farms, Gov. Dayton, Governor's Pheasant Opener, grass, grazing, hunting, Land Stewardship Project, MDA, Montevideo, Moonstone, Richard Handeen, sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants Program, wildlife habitat, working farms conservation, working lands conservation

Minnesota’s first ever Governor’s Pheasant Opener next week couldn’t come at a better time in terms of highlighting the need for supporting working lands conservation. After Gov. Dayton has a chance to…