The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially launched the 2026 enrollment periods for its flagship conservation initiative, the Conservation Reserve Program ...

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 ...

The Conservation Reserve Program's land ranking and selection system could be tweaked to better meet environmental and budgetary goals, a new Government Accountability Office report suggests. While ...

Brad Johnson hunts for pheasants with his dog, Frisco, on Conservation Reserve Program land near Brookings in 2024. (Courtesy of Brad Johnson) It’s harvest time in South Dakota and for nearly 140,000 ...

The Conservation Reserve Program is nearing its cap of 27 million acres as USDA’s Farm Service Agency accepts offers for more than 2.2 million acres in the latest grassland, general and continuous ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that agricultural ...

Tweaks to the Conservation Reserve Program would maximize environmental benefits, the investigative arm of Congress said in a report. A federal program that pays farmers not to plant crops for years ...

In 2025, we are lighting the birthday candles to celebrate 40 years of achievement through the Conservation Reserve Program. Created by Congress in the 1985 Farm Bill, CRP incentivizes landowners to ...

Ed Gorman’s childhood spent on the family farm north of Yuma and a career in small game management provided the nexus for Colorado’s successful Corners for Conservation program. Photo courtesy ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that enrollment periods for the Continuous and General Conservation Reserve Program will open later this month, offering agricultural ...