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Skepticism Over Proposed Regs

Published April 29, 2023

The proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations to clarify landowner’s property rights is being met with skepticism. NDFB President Daryl Lies is very wary. "They make it sound better than it really is and they have ridiculous setbacks." Lies…

USDA Promotes Water Bank Program

Published April 7, 2021

The Agriculture Department is investing $4 million in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to encourage enrollment in the Water Bank Program. Eligible landowners will receive a payment of $50 per acre for cropland, $35…

Grants Awarded in Prairie Pothole Region

Published May 29, 2020

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved $22 million to conserve or restore more than 160,000 acres of wetlands and habitat. Multi-million dollar grants will target the Prairie Pothole Region in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Land will be…

Pheasants Forever-Purina Partnership

Published May 7, 2020

Pheasants Forever and Purina are partnering a project to create wildlife habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region. The area targeted includes the areas east of the Missouri River in North Dakota and South Dakota and extends into southwestern Minnesota and…

Pilot Project Available in Prairie Pothole Region

Published February 25, 2020

USDA has announced a new pilot program for Prairie Pothole region to provide incentives for planting cover crops. The Soil Health and Income Protection Program is part of the Conservation Reserve Program and is available to landowners in Minnesota, North…

Purina Donates $$ to Pheasants Forever

Published October 4, 2019

Pheasants Forever has received a $1 million donation from Purina to create new habitat on private and public lands, to support soil health and promote water stewardship. The soil health program analyzes data from 30,000 acres in the Prairie Pothole…

Trump Administration May Make Changes to Wetlands Determinations

Published July 23, 2018

Agri-Pulse is reporting that USDA will soon announce an interim final rule that will make changes for wetlands determination. The changes include the certification of wetlands determinations made between 1990 and 1996 and streamline the Swampbuster exemptions that can be…

Articles tagged under: Prairie Pothole

Skepticism Over Proposed Regs

USDA Promotes Water Bank Program

Grants Awarded in Prairie Pothole Region

Pheasants Forever-Purina Partnership

Pilot Project Available in Prairie Pothole Region

Purina Donates $$ to Pheasants Forever

Trump Administration May Make Changes to Wetlands Determinations

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