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.

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

General sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program started Monday and will remain open through April 7. “CRP has and continues to be a great fit for farmers with less productive or marginal cropland ...

USDA this morning announced it will conduct a four-week conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup beginning March 12 and ending April 6. CRP is a voluntary program for agriculture producers ...

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 ...

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 USDA's sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program is open now through Feb. 20. This is the first sign-up period for the general CRP program since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and ...

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 ...

The Logan County Farm Service Agency Office will host a producer meeting Jan. 8 at the Logan County Extension Service, 508 S 10th Ave., in Sterling. The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm. Producers are ...