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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending on Feb. 12. USDA will continue to accept offers and evaluate ways to increase enrollment. The program provides annual rental payments for 10 to 15 years for land devoted to conservation purposes, as well as other types of payments.
Before the General CRP signup period ends, producers will have the opportunity to adjust or resubmit their offers to take advantage of planned improvements to the program.
“The Conservation Reserve Program provides a tremendous opportunity to address climate change both by retiring marginal cropland and restoring grasslands, wetlands, and forests,” said Robert Bonnie, Deputy Chief of Staff. “CRP has a 35-year track record of success beyond just climate benefits, by providing income to producers, improving water quality, reducing erosion, and supporting wildlife habitat and
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CRP sign-up period extended indefinitely
CRP sign-up period extended indefinitely By KEYC Staff | February 16, 2021 at 1:39 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 1:39 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the enrollment period indefinitely for the latest General Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP.
The sign-up period was originally set to close February 12. Through the program, farmers receive payment for preserving parts of their land. The USDA says the extension is meant to encourage more acres to be enrolled in the program. Currently enrollment is about 4 million acres below the maximum CRP acreage authorized in the last Farm Bill.
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Former U.S. House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., 76, talks about life after being defeated by Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn. Fischbach was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Peterson is interviewed at the Becker County Museum in Detroit Lakes, Minn., where his Washington office (desk, various personal items) are being recreated for posterity. Peterson served 30 years in Congress and 10 years before that in the Minnesota Senate. 5:30 am, Feb. 15, 2021 ×
Former Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., has donated his old office desk from 30 years in Congress to the Becker County Museum in his home town of Detroit Lakes, Minn. The longtime House Agriculture Committee chairman said he still wants to be useful for agriculture. Photo taken Feb. 5, 2021, in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Mikkel Pates / Agweek