Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today USDA will open CRP enrollment with higher payment rates, new incentives and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation.

The United States Department of Agriculture has announced an open sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program through Feb. 20. This will be the first sign-up period for the General CRP program ...

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 ...

GRAND FORKS. N.D. - David Burkland walks through a field of knee-high corn on a late-June morning and studies it with experienced eyes. Its condition isn't ideal, but he's mostly satisfied - ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. The sign-up runs from July 14 to Aug. 8.

New CRP programs now offer improved options for grazing, haying and wildlife. The general signup period is from Jan.4 to Feb. 12. Over the years, USDA conservation programs like CRP have been very ...