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Northern Plains Senators Introduce Bipartisan Haying and Grazing Bill

Published June 5, 2020

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith introduced a bill to allow emergency haying and grazing on the Conservation Reserve Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, CRP haying and grazing is limited to weather-related disaster events. Companion…

CRP Grasslands Sign Up Begins Soon

Published March 13, 2020

Sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands begins March 16. CRP Grasslands allows farmers and ranchers to retain common grazing practices such as haying, mowing or harvesting seed from the enrolled land. More information on the program is available through…

Peterson Working on a Way to Address CRP Challenge

Published May 16, 2019

Sign-up for the USDA’s continuous Conservation Reserve Program will be June 3 with a general signup in December. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson isn’t happy about it. He let Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce know during Wednesday’s House…

Continuous CRP Deadline Nears

Published August 8, 2018

The acreage signup deadline for continuous Conservation Reserve Program is coming up. USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey says the enrollment deadline is Friday August 17. "Continuous enrollment CRP is land that if it meets the qualifying characteristics that are needed for one…

Rounds Expresses Disappointment in Farm Bill Partisanship

Published April 19, 2018

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds expressed disappointment in the partisanship seen in the House farm bill debate. Rounds says there’s a real desire in the Senate to get something done. “We could really do some good things in the farm…

Articles tagged under: Conservation Reserve Program

Northern Plains Senators Introduce Bipartisan Haying and Grazing Bill

CRP Grasslands Sign Up Begins Soon

Peterson Working on a Way to Address CRP Challenge

Continuous CRP Deadline Nears

Rounds Expresses Disappointment in Farm Bill Partisanship

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