Agri-Pulse

General CRP program sign-up opens

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 ...
Agri-Pulse

Vilsack wants more CRP acres in next farm bill

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA will enroll more than 800,000 acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) this year, while expressing hope that Congress will ...
AgWeb

As USDA Turns to CRP to Meet Climate Goals, Research Shows 10% Cut to Corn Production Would Raise Prices by 5%

USDA announced this spring an expanded Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and upped annual payments to producers in hopes of increasing the acreage amount of environmentally sensitive land removed ...
AgWeb

USDA’s CRP Payments Reach $1.77 Billion in 2023, Iowa Easily Tops the List of States Receiving the Most Money

USDA has allocated more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program plays a major role in the USDA’s efforts to ...
KELOLAND News

Ag producers see benefits of CRP, even with high grain prices

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. (KELO) — Even with commodity prices high, CRP acres are still benefiting ag producers. In South Dakota, there are around 1.7 million acres of land enrolled in the Conservation ...