A bipartisan Senate bill would accelerate a shift in the Conservation Reserve Program toward grasslands and smaller, environmentally sensitive parcels and away from the larger tracts that have been ...

An upland bird habitat buffer on Conservation Reserve Program acreage. (USDA photo) USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation Reserve Program but high enrollment over the past few years ...

After three years of short-term extensions, conservation groups hope this can be the year that Congress finally passes an ...

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 ...

For the better part of three years, conservation groups across America have been watching the Farm Bill situation with the ...

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 ...

Jan. 23—WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program signup. USDA's Farm Service Agency encourages agricultural ...

Colorado landowners are setting the trend nationally when it comes to engaging in a major conservation initiative. This year was no fluke either… this is the second year in a row that Colorado has ...

Another farm bill hearing took place Wednesday by the Senate Ag Committee. This time the focus was on conservation and forestry issues. Key topics include: 1. How USDA is planning to implement around ...

During a House Agriculture Conservation, Research and Biotechnology Subcommittee hearing, lawmakers discussed concerns about the ability of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm ...