Recent News: #U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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September 01, 2020
A key bee at Chesapeake orchards
The mason bee is a productive pollinator for all types of native fruits
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December 30, 2019
Increased budget will increase restoration
Additional $12 million in Bay Program budget will be spread throughout the watershed
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May 23, 2019
Recent agricultural census shows conservation practices are on the rise
Farmers are increasingly using cover crops, no-till and reduced tillage
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May 29, 2014
Reducing agricultural runoff creates clean water in Chesapeake Bay
Scientists link on-farm best management practices with improvements in water quality.
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May 08, 2014
Farm Bill changes landscape for conservation funding in Bay watershed
The bill will bring farmers and watershed groups together.
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December 26, 2013
Tracking conservation can credit farmers, ensure states meet water quality goals
Bay Program partners work to streamline the conservation reporting process.
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November 25, 2013
Antibiotics, hormones increasingly found in livestock and poultry manure
Manure spills could pose threats to human health and the environment.
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August 24, 2012
Bay groups receive $2.5 million to improve water quality trading infrastructure
New programs encourage farmers to put pollution credits on the market.
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January 26, 2012
Saving the Eastern Shore’s marshes from destructive, invasive nutria
A team of scientists and trappers is working to eradicate nutria from the Chesapeake Bay by 2015.
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August 23, 2011
NRCS provides $850,000 to reduce pollution from manure in Chesapeake Bay region
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will receive nearly $850,000 to help farmers convert manure to energy.
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