Articles tagged under: CRP
CRP Enrollment Underway
Published March 5, 2024
The latest Conservation Reserve Program general signup is underway through March 29. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux announced the enrollment at the National Pheasant Fest in Sioux Falls. Landowners enrolled 926,000 acres in the same program last year bringing…Sign Up for CRP
Published January 12, 2024
The Agriculture Department has reopened the application process for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. Farmers can also re-enroll the CRP acres that expire this year.USDA Issues Nearly $2 Billion in CRP Payments
Published October 17, 2023
USDA is issued nearly $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program payments this year. More than 667,000 landowners receive payments for conservation efforts on 23 million acres of private land. Iowa is the top state for CRP payments, followed by Illinois,…The Threat of Losing Good Farm Ground to CRP
Published August 3, 2023
Dozens of farm and food leaders testified during the House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Listening Session at Farmfest. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing kicked off the session with a question about CRP. "It certainly is a good program on those…Are CRP Rates Creating Competition?
Published March 30, 2023
Members of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation are in Washington DC for their annual spring fly-in. While the top priority is the farm bill, Glessing says the CRP program is one area of concern. "CRP rates have been a concern…MN Farm Service Agency Goals Met
Published November 28, 2022
Minnesota Farm Service Agency's Executive Director Whitney Place says that despite expiring contracts, CRP acres were maintained in Minnesota and that loan program goals were met for a successful 2022 year. "We had a lot of good success in Minnesota.…Wolves and Weather
Published July 16, 2022
The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director Allison VanDerWal says wolves and weather received attention during their quarterly meeting. "A lot of my northern guys are still having trouble with wolves and elk depredation and of course weather is always…Grassland CRP Enrollment Reaches New High
Published July 15, 2022
USDA is accepting offers for more than 3.1 million acres from farmers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program Grassland Signup. This is the highest number of offers to date. This year’s Grassland CRP Signup surpasses last year’s…Vilsack Offers CRP Details
Published April 7, 2022
Out of four million acres of expiring contracts, only 1.8 million will be re-enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. Over half of the maturing acres were not offered in the general signup. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the data proves…