A new report from an environmental think tank says the Conservation Reserve Program does not fuel long-term population loss and may actually boost rural employment and business activity.

Landowners and producers enrolled in 21.9 million acres of the Conservation Reserve Program should begin receiving $1.68 billion in annual rental payments, the Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

May 18—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is partnering with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) to introduce a conservation reform bill that hits close to home for southeast Iowa farmers. The legislation, titled ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Conservation Reserve Program allows landowners to make the most of their ground. Now, new landowners will have the chance to enroll in the program. During the National Pheasant ...

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 ...

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.

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. (KELO) — Even with commodity prices high, CRP acres are still benefiting ag producers. In South Dakota, there are around 1.7 million acres of land enrolled in the Conservation ...

DES MOINES — Iowa land owners can help restore habitat for declining grassland birds, migratory birds, butterflies and pollinators through a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) initiative that ...

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 ...