First authorized in the 1985 Farm Bill, CRP continues to have an important role on farms and ranches across the country.

A bipartisan Senate bill would accelerate a shift in the Conservation Reserve Program toward grasslands and smaller, environmentally sensitive parcels and away from the larger tracts that have been ...

One of the nation's most important federal farm programs could be taking a major hit. A proposal to chop millions of acres from the Conservation Reserve Program worries a lot of area residents, at ...

As Congress writes a new Farm Bill, lawmakers are working across the aisle to forge solutions that simultaneously help feed America and address our growing conservation challenges. An indispensable ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the enrollment periods for agricultural producers and landowners to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Conservation Reserve Program allows landowners to make the most of their ground. Now, new landowners will have the chance to enroll in the program. During the National Pheasant ...

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 ...

USDA has announced a sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program in 2025 that will extend from now until June 6 at local Farm Service Agency offices. The current CRP sign-up period will be for ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGOR — Agricultural producers impacted by excessive rain can now request ...