USDA increasing incentive payments for CRP-enrolled land Judd Weil Dodge City Daily Globe On Dec. 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the continuous Conservation Reserve Program. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices from 5% to 20%. Additionally, producers will receive a 10% incentive payment for water quality practices on land enrolled in CRP’s continuous signup. The FSA administers CRP benefits on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation. “The Conservation Reserve Program provides agricultural producers and landowners with a tool to conserve natural resources on their land that is less suitable for farming,” said FSA administrator Richard Fordyce. “We offer a number of CRP initiatives, including continuous CRP, which greatly benefits natural resources like water. Increasing the incentive payment gives farmers even more reason to participate in continuous CRP, one of our nation’s largest conservation endeavors.”