General sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program started Monday and will remain open through April 7. “CRP has and continues to be a great fit for farmers with less productive or marginal cropland ...

Senate Ag Committee members used a hearing on farm bill conservation programs Wednesday to examine the Conservation Reserve Program more deeply as Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced several Conservation Reserve Program enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is accepting offers ...

USDA will hold a general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Jan. 31-March 31 and a Grassland CRP signup April 4-May 13. USDA said 4.6 million acres were enrolled in CRP during 2021, ...

Judith Puncochar prunes a tree on her farm outside of Saint Paul, Nebraska. Most of Puncochar's farm is enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, a federal land conservation initiative that she ...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA) has announced a new opportunity for private landowners and producers to enroll in the General Signup for the Conservation ...

The Conservation Reserve Program, a key NRCS program for wildlife, is open for sign up through June 6. The program supports a vital part of Minnesota’s heritage and economy, hunting. Estimates show ...

USDA will begin distributing approximately $2.14 billion in payments to eligible agricultural producers and landowners through key conservation and safety-net programs. The $2.14 billion in payments ...

For most, the Farm Bill is understood to provide a safety net for the nation’s agricultural producers and a nutrition-assistance program for the nation’s most vulnerable. This understanding is ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday, May 26, it will allow Conservation Reserve Program participants who are in the final year of their CRP contract to request voluntary ...