First authorized in the 1985 Farm Bill, CRP continues to have an important role on farms and ranches across the country.

As Congress writes a new Farm Bill, lawmakers are working across the aisle to forge solutions that simultaneously help feed America and address our growing conservation challenges. An indispensable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week the enrollment periods for agricultural producers and ...

One of the nation's most important federal farm programs could be taking a major hit. A proposal to chop millions of acres from the Conservation Reserve Program worries a lot of area residents, at ...

Crop market uncertainty is likely to boost farmer interest in enrolling in the Conservation Reserve Program, conservation experts say With just 1.9 million acres left in the program under the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced several Conservation Reserve Program enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is accepting offers ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal that could allow earlier haying of Conservation Reserve Program acres during times of drought has been introduced and is being backed by U.S. senators from northern ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kansas State University extension experts are calling attention to important factors producers should consider when using Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands for cattle forage. In a recent ...

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