We now turn to hopes of restoring native plants, preserving bird habitats and helping farmers cut pollution. The Agriculture Department has approved the first set of projects under a new program designed to get the rest of us investing in conservation. Congress squeezed the regional conservation partnership program into last year’s mega farm bill. Jason Weller, chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive with more on the new program and its projects.

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