The Agriculture Department paid landowners more than $1.77 billion in 2023 for the more than 23 million acres of private land in the Conservation Reserve Program. According to a Monday USDA release, ...

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 ...

USDA will begin distributing approximately $2.14 billion in payments to eligible agricultural producers and landowners through key conservation and safety-net programs. The $2.14 billion in payments ...

HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) has announced its latest program performance metrics, which include more than 82,000 rural acres across the ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting March 4 and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (Continuous CRP) signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) ...

U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans and Lauren Boebert have joined U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper to introduce new legislation in both the House and Senate that aims to benefit Colorado farmers and ...

The summer of 2026 could be hot, dry and challenging for Southern Idaho farmers, but there may be a silver lining emerging — a “Perfect Storm” of factors converging that might compel producers to ...

Gov. Dave Heineman and U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary Floyd Gaibler recently authorized the new Platte-Republican Resources Area Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) ...