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What do Cover Crops have to do with Wildlife?

 |  Oct 3, 2013

National Wildlife Federation has been working hard for the past few years to overcome barriers and support champions of cover crop adoption. In fact, we just released two new reports … Read more

What Went Wrong with the Farm Bill?

 |  Jun 21, 2013

After the Senate easily passed a Farm Bill earlier in June, many thought the House of Representatives had the votes in the bag to pass their own version. For 2 … Read more

John Gale on a farm hunting

Spending Time on a Farm Made Me a Conservationist

, ,  |  Jun 14, 2013

Did time on a farm inspire you to care about wildlife and natural places? Check out these farm memories from National Wildlife Federation staff and volunteers, and then share your stories. Read more

Soil Health, Risk Management, and Wildlife: Observed Benefits of Cover Crops and No Till

 |  Jun 13, 2013

Spring has finally sprung in central Wisconsin.  After a Mother’s Day dusting of snow temps have finally climbed to the seasonal average, but precipitation continues to inundate fields with moisture.  … Read more

Farm to Table: Sustainable Food in Higher Education

 |  Apr 11, 2013

On April 5, Campus Ecology’s Georgia Campus Sustainability Network (GCSN) hosted a workshop on sustainable food for the our Spring Topic Specific Workshop series. Thirty-seven participants from colleges and universities across the … Read more

Drought, Fire and Freeze: Lawmakers Consider Impacts of Extreme Weather on Agriculture

,  |  Feb 15, 2013

The votes are in and the winner for Most Arresting Title for a Senate Committee Hearing goes to the Agriculture Committee for yesterday’s hearing, “Drought, Fire and Freeze: The Economics … Read more

Super Bowl Ad Sparks Interest in the Role of Farmers Today

 |  Feb 4, 2013

Besides the rare opportunity to see the Ravens win, the Super Bowl is always worth watching because you never know what you’re going to see. For me the highlight of … Read more

Three Things I’ve Learned from Converting to No Till and Cover Crops

 |  Nov 1, 2012

As I wrap up year number two of converting my farmland to no till and cover crops, I thought it would be a good opportunity to reflect. No better time … Read more

Lessons of the Dust Bowl

 |  Oct 19, 2012

“We were too selfish and we were trying to make money. It didn’t work out.” – Dust Bowl Survivor quoted in Ken Burns’s documentary, The Dust Bowl Wednesday night, I … Read more

Changing the Way Our Children Eat at School

,  |  Oct 18, 2012

  According to the American Heart Association 1 in 3 American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963.  With good reason, childhood obesity is … Read more