Land Added to Conservation Program
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…
USDA Opens Conservation Program
For the first time in four years, the USDA is holding open enrollment for land conservation programs. Dating back to the 1950s, the Conservation Reserve Program takes severely erodible land…
Conservation Reserve Program Seeks Applicants
Sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program will begin on August 2 and run through August 27 according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Under the 2008 Farm Bill,…
Acres Removed From Program
3 million acres of farmland are being taken out of the federal conservation program and may be tilled. The change has many environmentalists concerned about wildlife habitat, water quality and…