FYI News
Wild bees boost crop yields
Honeybees get most of the attention, but wild bees also play an important role in pollinating some crops. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B found that for six crops …
Agriculture
TWS Wildlife News
USDA shares science career options with Navajo youth
Safeguarding Natural Heritage, a summer outreach program supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, helps high school students explore careers in plant and animal science, wildlife management and agribusiness within and outside a tribal community. …
Laura Bies
The Wildlife Society advocates for USDA wildlife program funding
As congressional appropriators continue to develop their Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills, The Wildlife Society recommends spending levels for several U.S. Department of Agriculture programs affecting wildlife management and conservation. “The Wildlife Society supports robust …
Conservation News
USDA announces grants for feral swine control
In an effort to address feral swine (Sus scrofa) control and eradication, the Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are partnering on a new Feral Swine Eradication and …
Conservation News
TWS submits testimony on agriculture appropriations
The Wildlife Society submitted written testimony to the House Interior Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, asking Congress to increase Fiscal Year 2020 budgets for programs within …
Conservation News
USDA begins implementing Farm Bill
Implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, passed in December, is now underway. The $867 billion package funds many programs, from producer subsidies to food stamps, including $5 billion for conservation incentives on private lands. Key …
Conservation News
Could more private land conservation reverse bird declines?
Throughout rural Illinois, more than 140,000 acres of farmland have been conserved for wildlife. That’s about as much as one-third the acreage of public land in the state. Like similar programs in other states using …
Conservation News
Farm Bill funds conservation and invasive species control
The recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill creates the largest single source of federal funding for private land conservation. The bulk of funding in the five-year, $867 billion Farm Bill goes to the Supplemental …
Conservation News
2018 Farm Bill nears completion
The 2018 Farm Bill is nearly complete, but it comes two months after the 2014 Farm Bill expired, which has left the future growth of some programs in limbo. House and Senate leadership working on …
Conservation News
Working lands important for biodiversity
While wildlife refuges and other natural areas are important for conservation, recent research shows biodiversity on working lands — places where people raise food, forests, products or livestock — are important for wildlife and plants …