Tagged Stories: "agriculture"
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Maryland farmers to plant record acreage of cover crops this winter
July 5, 2010Maryland farmers will plant more than 500,000 acres of winter grains
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U.S. Department of Agriculture to Showcase Conservation Practices on Farmland
June 21, 2010The USDA will expand outreach and innovative conservation practices on farmland in three small watersheds.
Read story$23 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Support Agricultural Conservation Practices in Chesapeake Region
January 15, 2009The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released $23 million for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative.
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Turning Over to No-till
May 1, 2007Agricultural practices account for roughly one-quarter of the land use in the Bay watershed.
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