USDA / CRP SIGNUP CONTINUES
freedom929.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freedom929.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
USDA / CRP SIGNUP CONTINUES
wvlnam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvlnam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
USDA conservation program seen as way to help battle climate change Alexandra Marquez © Provided by NBC News
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden’s administration passed its 50th day in power this week and, with just a few exceptions, the Senate confirmation process for his Cabinet is nearing completion. Now many federal agencies are turning their attention toward pursuing one of the president’s primary agenda items: battling climate change.
At the Department of Agriculture, a decades-old program could be key to engaging farmers in this fight, if Congress and industry groups can get on board.
The Conservation Reserve Program was established in 1985 to combat soil erosion and allows farmers to apply for funding in exchange for taking their land out of crop production and planting organisms that improve soil and air quality instead. Since its establishment, the program has been reauthorized in Congress’ federal farm bill every four or five years.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 AM
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting the Cash Rents and Leases survey.
The survey provides the basis for estimates of the current year’s cash rents paid for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland, and permanent pasture. Survey recipients are encouraged to complete their Cash Rents and Leases survey by June 21. This survey can be completed and returned by mail, over the phone or at
“Survey responses from as many farm operations as possible help calculate more accurate rental rates. Completion of this survey ensures cash rental rates accurately represent your locality,” said NASS’ South Dakota State Statistician Erik Gerlach. “Information from this survey is also used in the Farm Service Agency administration of the Conservation Reserve Program as an alternative soil rental rate prior to finalizing new rates each year.”