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 ...

One of the nation's most important federal farm programs could be taking a major hit. A proposal to chop millions of acres from the Conservation Reserve Program worries a lot of area residents, at ...

An upland bird habitat buffer on land owned by farmer David Roehm that was part of USDA's Conservation Reserve Program in 2015. (USDA photo) USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced several Conservation Reserve Program enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is accepting offers ...

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 ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGOR — Agricultural producers impacted by excessive rain can now request ...

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 ...

USDA has allocated more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program plays a major role in the USDA’s efforts to ...

The Conservation Reserve Program, a key NRCS program for wildlife, is open for sign up through June 6. The program supports a vital part of Minnesota’s heritage and economy, hunting. Estimates show ...

Throughout the years I have been writing, I have continued to highlight the Conservation Reserve Program - and for good reason. It's not by sheer accident that North Dakota's wildlife populations have ...

SCHUYLER — Brian Teeter stood along the side of a Colfax County gravel road and gazed over a corner section of land many farmers might consider a weedy mess. The ground, located just north of Schuyler ...