The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through the general signup which ended on February 28th.

Among a packed room of farmers, certified crop advisers, wildlife biologists and other conservation professionals, North Dakota native Christof Just was recently honored with Pheasants Forever’s 2020 Precision Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic presented by Federal Ammunition drew a record-breaking crowd of 32,467 attendees to the Minneapolis Convention Center over the weekend.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever issued a formal letter to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today requesting an extension to the current general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup. 

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever and the United States Department of Agriculture are inviting landowners, farmers and ranchers to review their enrollment options for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup during the upcoming National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic on February 14-16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. In addition, staff will be available to discuss other voluntary conservation opportunities through the Farm Bill including but not limited to; EQIP, CSP, ACEP and CREP.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever has appointed Nick Golias, an avid outdoorsman and former business development executive in the steel industry, to serve as the organization’s Regional Representative in Indiana.

Benefitting farmers, ranchers, landowners, and natural resources throughout the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA- FSA) today announced a general signup for the longstanding Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) from December 9, 2019, through February 28^th, 2020.

On Wednesday afternoon, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever praised the efforts of the House of Representatives for passing bipartisan bill, H.R. 925, to reauthorize funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) at $60 million per year until 2024.

During the months of November and December, a donation will be made to the nation’s leading upland charity for every bottle of Mountain Dew or Pepsi purchased in more than 2,000 Casey’s General Store locations spanning 16 states. 

Amid a large crowd of upland hunters and Pheasants Forever members at the world-famous Corn Palace in Mitchell, Governor Kristi Noem accepted a check Friday evening for $10K in support of the her newly established Second Century Habitat Fund from committee members of the Pheasant Country chapter.

The South Dakota Department of Tourism has renewed their national sponsorship with Pheasants Forever through 2022 in support of the organization’s landscape-level habitat initiatives which support South Dakota’s economy and status as “The World’s Pheasant Capital.”

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever has announced John Beall, Dax Hayden and Keith Schopp as newly elected members of the organization’s National Board of Directors. 

Longtime conservation advocate and former Pheasants Forever staffer, Joe Duggan, was honored yesterday evening at a dedication for new public hunting areas in southwest Minnesota.

Pheasants Forever, Inc. is pleased to announce a $1 million contribution from Purina, the leading pet care company in the U.S., for the organization’s wildlife habitat mission within the  Prairie Pothole Region.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever is excited to announce Randy Newberg, one of the nation’s most popular public lands advocates and native Minnesotan, as a featured guest and keynote speaker at the 2020 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic. Tickets are now available for the nation’s premier upland hunting and conservation tradeshow coming to the Minneapolis Convention Center on February 14-16 with presenting partner Federal Ammunition.