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2026 Annual Meeting
Deep Roots, Bold Horizons Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk | San Antonio, Texas | Feb. 15-19, 2026 Share your feedback on the 2026 Annual Meeting through this survey! Daily Digests Stay tuned for daily digests delivered to your inbox every morning with a list of the day's events, recaps of yesterday's sessions, and more!… [...]
Continue ReadingConservation Partnership: Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR) and NACD
By Caroline Wade, Executive Director, Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources (STAR) Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR) is a national scale framework for conservation evaluation, implementation, and coordination that supports technical assistance providers and streamlines conservation progress for producers. It is available for cropland in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Washington, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah and… [...]
Continue ReadingKeeping Working Lands Working with Conservation Easements
By Candice Abinanti, NACD Director of Communications in collaboration with the NACD Natural Resources Committee Land conversion and the loss of working lands to residential subdivisions, solar arrays, data centers, and other development are concerns NACD hears from conservation districts across the country. The American Farmland Trust’s report, Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future, states that “From 2001–2016, our nation lost or compromised 2,000 acres of farmland and ranchland… [...]
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NACD’s mission is to promote responsible management and conservation of natural resources on all lands by representing locally-led conservation districts and their associations through grassroots advocacy, education and partnerships.