Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is seeking an additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land to be enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program under certain wetland and wildlife initiatives that provide several benefits on the same land.
USDA will accept new offers to participate in CRP under a general signup to be held from December 1st through February 26, 2016.
Eligible existing program participants with contracts expiring at the end of September will be given the option for one-year extensions.
Vilsack says CRP has been one of the most successful conservation programs in U.S. history – and this announcement keeps that momentum moving forward.
