Authorization for the Conservation Reserve Program and other farm bill programs not included in this summer’s budget reconciliation bill have lapsed amid the shift to a new fiscal year. House Ag ...

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 ...

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 is accepting 2.2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program for 2026. Through CRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency offers agricultural producers and landowners ...

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 ...

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 18,000 acres in Ohio into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2026. Through CRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agen ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting 2.2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2026 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 186,247 acres in Iowa into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2026. Through CRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers ...

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

The farm bill, conservation officials say, is the single largest annual investment the federal government makes in private ...