The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that it would be holding a sign-up for general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres later this year. This is the first enrollment opportunity for general CRP since 2013, according to the Wildlife Management Institute. In addition, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency is making funding available to enroll an additional 800,...
The Fish & Wildlife Business Summit recently concluded its 2015 meeting hosted by O.F. Mossberg & Sons in Middletown, Connecticut. This annual gathering of state, federal, industry, and NGO leaders focuses on strengthening relationships to better implement the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program. The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI), in its ongoing commitment to support user-based conservation funding, facilitated the eighth annual meeting of the group. The summit is the result of a decade-long effort...