DU participates in conservation conversation in Washington
Farm Foundation hosts panel on future of farm bill conservation programs
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DU, congressional ag staff golf for a cause
Ducks Unlimited Government Affairs Office staff joined 200 golfers and congressional agriculture staffers to play in the 2013 Ag Open on Sept. 3 in Queenstown, Md.
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House bill introduced to re-couple compliance and crop insurance
WASHINGTON – June 6, 2013 – Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (NE) and Mike Thompson (CA) today introduced the Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 to re-couple conservation compliance to crop insurance.
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The 2012 election is over, but what do the results mean for conservation?
The votes were counted, the president was re-elected, Democrats kept control of the U.S. Senate and Republicans still run the House of Representatives. Though the status quo remains in many cases, the election did usher in some changes that will affect Ducks Unlimited and our public policy priorities.
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Re-coupling Conservation Compliance and Crop Insurance
For the past three decades, conservation compliance has been linked to most U.S. agricultural commodity programs to reduce soil erosion and deter wetland drainage.
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DU supports opening some CRP lands for drought-stricken ranchers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 3, 2012 - Ducks Unlimited supports opening certain Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to haying and grazing during the current drought affecting livestock feed supplies. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack opened nearly 4 million acres of CRP land this week for livestock producers dealing with shortages of hay and pastureland.
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Capitol visit successful for Iowa, Minnesota farmers
Jim Goodman, a Crescent, Iowa, landowner, joined Toni and Philip Brink of Traverse County, Minn., in Washington, D.C., on July 24-26 as part of a Ducks Unlimited farmer fly-in. These fly-ins help educate and inform legislators of the importance of the 2012 Farm Bill conservation programs, specifically funding for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
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DU applauds Senate passing 2012 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON - June 21, 2012 - Ducks Unlimited announced its appreciation today following the U.S. Senate's 64-35 passage of the 2012 Farm Bill. The $969.9 billion bipartisan bill maintained a conservation title that will benefit wildlife and people. Critical conservation initiatives include the Conservation Reserve Program, a conservation easement program with a strong wetland component, a regional partnership program aimed at improving water quality and a Sodsaver provision. The Senate also moved to link eligibility for federally subsidized crop insurance to compliance with conservation practices.
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Texas water organization and DU meeting to discuss rice agriculture, importance to waterfowl
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has invited Ducks Unlimited to their June 19 Water Operations Committee meeting in Austin, Texas. The LCRA denied water for rice agriculture uses in the Texas Mid-Coast this year, essentially eliminating 60,000 acres of important habitat for wintering waterfowl in one of DU’s highest-priority conservation regions.
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Farmer fly-in, congressional testimony help shape agriculture's link to conservation
Ducks Unlimited staffers joined farmers on Capitol Hill last week in an attempt to build on the relationship between agricultural producers and wetlands conservation.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited focus funding to protect vital waterfowl habitat in Prairie Pothole Region
WASHINGTON - March 2, 2012 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ducks Unlimited announced today they will work with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission to focus resources on wildlife habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of the northern plains, breeding grounds for a majority of the continent's ducks.
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Ducks Unlimited disappointed in LCRA decision to withhold water
RICHMOND, Texas - March 1, 2012 - Ducks Unlimited is gravely concerned by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) decision to deny water for agricultural uses in Colorado, Wharton, and Matagorda counties this spring.
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Ducks Unlimited concerned about drought impacts to waterfowl, rice
River authorities throughout the state, including the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), are struggling to balance the limited supply of water with the needs of various user groups, including agricultural, municipal, industrial, and wildlife management interests.
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Conservation cuts are a loss Americans cannot afford to take
More than 250 agricultural, sportsmen, business and conservation groups sent letters to budget negotiators today calling for the protection of America's natural resource funding.
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Conservation in Ricelands of North America
Research on the present and future state of riceland conservation, from the Rice Foundation and Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
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Common Ground
DU works hand in hand with farmers and ranchers to find conservation solutions that benefit both agriculture and waterfowl.
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