Agri-Pulse

Should CRP’s ranking of environmental benefits be reformed?

The Agriculture Department has been accepting cropland into the Conservation Reserve Program at higher rates during recent administrations, and some critics say that's because USDA is lowering the bar ...
Agri-Pulse

Key Republican challenges legality of new CRP contracts

The top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee is alleging that the Biden administration improperly increased payment rates for the Conservation Reserve Program in order to lure landowners to ...
AG Week

Can USDA reverse the trend on the Conservation Reserve Program?

What a difference a couple of marketing years makes when it comes to CRP enrollment. In the fall of 2019, as farmers were struggling with lower commodity prices and an extremely uncertain export ...
Rapid City Journal

With CRP acres dwindling nationally, Congress seeks reforms

However, the CRP Improvement Act would not help with costs related to haying or grazing management. Permanently install State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) under Continuous CRP. SAFE is a CRP ...
Sun Journal

Emergency haying, grazing of Conservation Reserve Program Acres available

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGOR — Agricultural producers impacted by excessive rain can now request ...