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USDA Sets CRP Application Deadline as July 23, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set a July 23, 2021, deadline for producers and landowners to apply for General CRP. This year, USDA updated both General and Continuous CRP options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase its conservation benefits, including reducing the impacts of climate change.
CRP is a federally-funded voluntary program that contracts with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive agricultural land is not farmed, but instead devoted to conservation benefits. CRP participants establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses, forbs, or trees to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat. In return, the Farm Services Agency (FSA) provides participants with annual rental payments and cost-share assistance for practice establishment. Contract duration is between 10 and 15 years. Accepted contracts for this CR
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USDA expands and renews CRP in effort to boost enrollment and address climate change
USDA also announces investments in partner programs to support climate-smart policies
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation. Additionally, USDA is announcing investments in partnerships to increase climate-smart agriculture, including $330 million in 85 Regional Conservation Partnership Program RCPP projects and $25 million for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials. Vilsack made the announcement last Wedne.
ARKANSAS – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA will open
enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation. Additionally, USDA is announcing investments in partnerships to increase climate-smart agriculture, including $330 million in 85 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects and $25 million for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement today at the White House National Climate Task Force meeting to demonstrate USDA’s commitment to putting American agriculture and forestry at the center of climate-smart solutions to address climate change.