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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency encourages agricultural producers and landowners in Texas who are interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments to consider the enrollment options available through Continuous CRP,

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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 sensit...

By 12/9/2020 USDA is increasing incentive payments to farmers for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. The Farm Service Agency is upping the Practice Incentive payment for installing practices, from 5% to 20%. Producers will also receive a 10% incentive payment for water quality practices on land enrolled in CRP’s continuous sign-up. The CRP program is administered by FSA on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation. “The Cons...