The sign-up period for landowners to enroll eligible farmland in the Continuous CRP program is Feb. 12 through March 20, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week the enrollment periods for agricultural producers and landowners to submit offers for the Continuous and General Conservation ...

The Agriculture Department on Thursday announced opening dates for continuous and general signups for the Conservation Reserve Program, which has around 1.9 million acres of available space this year.

Experts say the Conservation Reserve Program this year is likely to see increased interest from farmers looking for a consistent source of income from their less productive acres amid a tough ...

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.

A mallard's nest is tucked away in tall grass in a North Dakota field rented by the Conservation Reserve Program. An abandoned church in North Dakota. Critics of the CRP blame the program for putting ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program is now 30 years old. With the stroke of a pen on Dec. 23, 1985, President Ronald Reagan committed the nation to a program that removed ...

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 ...