Wetlands

PIERRE — One of the arguments used back on March 29 to sustain the governor's veto of the buffer strips tax break for farmers and ranchers during the 2016 legislative session was its unknown cost. Now five-plus months later, Gov. Dennis Daugaard is throwing the full weight of...

CORSICANA, Texas (AP) — A man-made wetlands has become a magnet for migratory birds along the Central Flyway. On the Navarro-Freestone County line, about 110 miles southeast of Fort Worth, Texas Parks and Wildlife's Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area has seen bird counts...

BROOKINGS (AP) — Some South Dakota researchers are using a federal grant to figure out what happens to the animals when a pond goes dry. How far the frogs, salamanders and ducks must travel to find another wetland is the focus of the work being done over three years by the...

BISMARCK, N.D.

Wetlands have been protected from drainage since the wetland conservation compliance provisions "Swampbuster" was enacted in the 1985 farm bill. "When producers want to drain soils on their land, they can fill out an AD-1026 form. Natural Resources Conservation Service will then...

PIERRE (AP) — Some South Dakota farmers say it's taking the government too long to deal with requests for wetland determinations. A wetland determination helps producers know where wetlands are located so they can make plans to drain areas without losing eligibility to participate...

WILLOW LAKE (AP) — A federal wildlife agency is suing a Hutterite colony in Willow Lake, alleging that it hasn't abided by the terms of a 36-year-old easement that requires the landowners to leave the property's wetlands intact. The U.S.

By Henry C.

USDA allocates funds for wetlands determination plus more money to promote grasslands preservation.