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 ...

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 ...

An upland bird habitat buffer on Conservation Reserve Program acreage. (USDA photo) USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation Reserve Program but high enrollment over the past few years ...

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

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to improve the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Proposed changes include raising the maximum annual payment for landowners from $50,000 to $125,000 and providing ...

This field day aims to equip attendees with best management practices for establishing and managing cover crops as an ...