Defining the Conservation Reserve Program Conservation Reserve Program or CRP encourages farmers to transform and maintain a healthy planting field. The short term incentive is a yearly rental payment. As mentioned by the USDA in the article they wrote titled Conservation Reserve Program: The long-term goal of the program is to re-establish valuable land cover … Continue reading Conservation Reserve Program
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USDA Assists Draught-stricken Producers in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota
The USDA recently announced several plans to assist drought-stricken producers in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. First, they authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in these 3 states. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said, “Due to reduced availability of forage, ranchers in the hardest hit locations have already been culling their … Continue reading USDA Assists Draught-stricken Producers in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota