Farm Progress

Future CRP enrollments dependent on farm bill reauthorization

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

USDA announces 2026 CRP enrollment periods

USDA has announced enrollment periods for the Conservation Reserve Program at local Farm Service Agency offices. The sign-up period for landowners to enroll eligible farmland in the Continuous CRP ...
Agri-Pulse

General CRP program sign-up opens

General sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program started Monday and will remain open through April 7. “CRP has and continues to be a great fit for farmers with less productive or marginal cropland ...
Post-Bulletin

Sign-up period for CRP opens

The USDA's sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program is open now through Feb. 20. This is the first sign-up period for the general CRP program since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and ...
AG Week

CRP reductions to continue

The loss of more than half of the acres of land in a popular conservation program in North Dakota has triggered what Eric Lindstrom, government affairs representative for Ducks Unlimited in North ...
AgWeb

As USDA Turns to CRP to Meet Climate Goals, Research Shows 10% Cut to Corn Production Would Raise Prices by 5%

USDA announced this spring an expanded Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and upped annual payments to producers in hopes of increasing the acreage amount of environmentally sensitive land removed ...