Bob Waring is a third-generation farmer at Brandon Farms, and he grows about 450 acres of corn and soybeans on land that his grandfather and father began no-tilling and cover cropping 40 years ago. Except for occasional deep ripping to break up compaction, the ground hasn’t been tilled since then. Waring plants green into a variety of live cover crops and said the approach has let him reduce chemical usage by about 75%.

On his 400-acre farm in Virginia, Bob Waring spends many of his waking hours thinking about how to make each acre profitable. Rather than rely on synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides, he’s betting on biology: deep-rooted cover crops, time-tested rotations, and soil that’s alive and working in his favor.

The Berkley Plantation Living Shoreline Project was selected to receive the “Excellence in Problem Solving/Creative Solutions” recognition for the 2025 PISCES program.

John Bryant of Old Tavern Farm talks about how he benefits from the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program.

CSWCD has been educating the public on conservation and land protection efforts for years.

A reprint of "Dave for Dirt," which was originally published in the August 2024 edition of the Williamsburg's Next Door Neighbors periodical

We're participating in a program that let's us provide comprehensive conservation planning for farms in our district - Whole Farm Approach

NFWF announced $35 million in grant awards to support the restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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A new effort undertaken by two Soil and Water Conservation Districts can provide financial support to landowners dealing with stormwater...

By Stephanie Sabin, Williamsburg Yorktown Daily April 17, 2023 www.wydaily.com Williamsburg Community Growers (WCG) has a mission to...

New Article: New Grant Funding Model Aims to help Hampton Residents Fight Shoreline Erosion