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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week the enrollment periods for agricultural producers and landowners to ...

Agricultural producers and private landowners may sign up for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program from Feb. 12-March 20, 2026, or the General CRP from March 9-April 17, ...

Experts say the Conservation Reserve Program this year is likely to see increased interest from farmers looking for a ...

An upland bird habitat buffer on land owned by farmer David Roehm that was part of USDA's Conservation Reserve Program in 2015. (USDA photo) USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation ...

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

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting March 4 and ...

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 ...