Crop Insurance and Wildlife: Swift Fox at Risk

Crop insurance subsidies are taking center stage during the 2013 Farm Bill debate as the structure of farm support payments changes. With direct payments gone

Expanding Crisis in the Prairie Pothole Region

When farm programs, known as “swampbuster” and “sodsaver,” began protecting wetlands and adjacent grassland ecosystems 25 years ago, the vast majority of wetlands in the

The Farm Bill and Wildlife: Grassland Conversions Threaten the Lesser Prairie Chicken

The lesser prairie chicken, one of our nation’s iconic grassland birds known for its unique breeding behavior, is also one of our most at-risk species