USDA Issues CRP Payments

After a delay by the government shutdown, Conservation Reserve Program rental payments have gone out. Those payments are typically made in mid-October. South Dakota has 2.6 million acres enrolled in CRP with payments valued at $145.5 million. Minnesota has over 964,000 acres, with payments of nearly $160 million. A total of 1.2 million acres are enrolled in North Dakota, with payments at $53 million.