The United States Department of Agriculture announced that 38,000 acres of farm land in Washington and 7,000 acres in Colorado have been added to the Conservation Reserve Program.
The 38,000 acres of land in Douglas County, Washington, will be used to protect sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse. While the 7,000 acres in southeast Colorado will protect and preserve lesser prairie chicke3ns.
The Conservation Reserve Program is open to all producers whose land doubles as farm land and home to certain animal species. The program pays farmers to not grow crops on land that is home to endangered or rare species.
Farmers can receive a hundred dollars per eligible acre and the United States Department of Agriculture covers up to 40 percent of recommended conservation costs.
Interested farmers and producers should contact their county United States Department of Agriculture office. Applications and information can also be found online and turned in at the local United States Department of Agriculture office.
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