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CRP Nears 27 Million Acre Cap

Published August 20, 2024

The Agriculture Department is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres through this year’s Grassland, General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program signup. With this announcement, enrollment is approaching the 27 million acreage CRP cap.

CRP Update Sought

Published May 8, 2024

Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad has introduced legislation to modernize the Conservation Reserve Program. The bill calls for science-based soil metrics to direct CRP acres to the most vulnerable acres. It also provides farmers and landowners with the tools to protect…

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Emergency Haying and Grazing Authorized

Published March 26, 2024

USDA is taking action to assist livestock producers impacted by the recent wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. To provide forage to these farmers and ranchers, the Agriculture Department has authorized the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation…

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CRP Enrollment Underway

Published March 5, 2024

The latest Conservation Reserve Program general signup is underway through March 29. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux announced the enrollment at the National Pheasant Fest in Sioux Falls. Landowners enrolled 926,000 acres in the same program last year bringing…

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Sign Up for CRP

Published January 12, 2024

The Agriculture Department has reopened the application process for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. Farmers can also re-enroll the CRP acres that expire this year.

USDA Issues Nearly $2 Billion in CRP Payments

Published October 17, 2023

USDA is issued nearly $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program payments this year. More than 667,000 landowners receive payments for conservation efforts on 23 million acres of private land. Iowa is the top state for CRP payments, followed by Illinois,…

The Threat of Losing Good Farm Ground to CRP

Published August 3, 2023

Dozens of farm and food leaders testified during the House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Listening Session at Farmfest. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing kicked off the session with a question about CRP. "It certainly is a good program on those…

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Are CRP Rates Creating Competition?

Published March 30, 2023

Members of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation are in Washington DC for their annual spring fly-in. While the top priority is the farm bill, Glessing says the CRP program is one area of concern. "CRP rates have been a concern…

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MN Farm Service Agency Goals Met

Published November 28, 2022

Minnesota Farm Service Agency's Executive Director Whitney Place says that despite expiring contracts, CRP acres were maintained in Minnesota and that loan program goals were met for a successful 2022 year. "We had a lot of good success in Minnesota.…

Wolves and Weather

Published July 16, 2022

The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director Allison VanDerWal says wolves and weather received attention during their quarterly meeting. "A lot of my northern guys are still having trouble with wolves and elk depredation and of course weather is always…

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CRP Nears 27 Million Acre Cap

CRP Update Sought

Emergency Haying and Grazing Authorized

CRP Enrollment Underway

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USDA Issues Nearly $2 Billion in CRP Payments

The Threat of Losing Good Farm Ground to CRP

Are CRP Rates Creating Competition?

MN Farm Service Agency Goals Met

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