Working Together for Healthy, Fire-Safe Forestland
Pat and Judy McKelvey worked with NRCS to make the forestland on their property south of Helena, Mont., healthier and less prone to wildfire.
Pat and Judy McKelvey worked with NRCS to make the forestland on their property south of Helena, Mont., healthier and less prone to wildfire.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana and its conservation partners deliver conservation easements that give peace of mind and a financial boost to ranchers.
Homestead Organics Farm has been using USDA NRCS assistance, both technical and financial, to reach their goals of protecting and improving their natural resources and providing healthy, local food to their community.
Jeff and Bea Raths have worked with multiple partners on a conservation easement that protects their working ranch from development and helps to manage their grazinglands in a way that benefits that land, livestock, and wildlife.
Improving pollinator habitat can be a team effort.
What do four no-till sugar beet growers have to say about how they got started, the challenges and opportunities they’ve seen, and advice for farmers considering making the change? Just try it.
The Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership is working with landowners to conserve and restore sagebrush ecosystems.
Bryan and Chelsea Phipps are using their cattle as tools to improve soil health, reduce erosion and weeds, and harvest one of our planet’s greatest resources – sunlight on their ranch near Brusett, Montana.
For 23 years Jason Brewer thought he was a no-till farmer until he met other no-till farmers.
For 23 years Jason Brewer thought he was a no-till farmer until he met other no-till farmers.