Congressional Agriculture Committee leaders are providing glimpses into their intentions for farm bill conservation programs with proposals to make potentially significant changes to longstanding ...

A new report from an environmental think tank says the Conservation Reserve Program does not fuel long-term population loss ...

The Department of Agriculture is boosting enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program but being less stringent on environmental measurements. A program that rewards farmers for turning ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to improve the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Proposed changes include raising the maximum annual payment for landowners from $50,000 to $125,000 and providing ...

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 ...

Program Participants in Nebraska Eligible to Donate Grazing and Haying Rights The U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve ...

GOWRIE, Iowa -- Dave Seil believes in the federal Conservation Reserve Program. However, he is one of many farmers who also believe the voluntary program, designed to conserve and improve the soil, ...

The government shutdown may be over, but Arkansas' farmers, ranchers, and conservationists are asking "what next?" Already, 2025 has been a challenging year for farmers across the country as commodity ...