Conservation Reserve Program provides various opportunities

The Conservation Reserve Program is now open for applications. There are some new changes under this signup that can be beneficial for landowners. This is a great opportunity to provide wildlife habitat, protect land from wind erosion, have opportunities for hunting, retire low yielding acres and receive regular income.

Consider signing up during this CRP continuous signup. The continuous CRP signup is a first come, first served program and there is no ranking process. Land eligibility includes land that has been farmed four out of six years from 2012-2017 or expired CRP (expired CRP ground ma...