CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM SIGNUP POSSIBLE

News Date February 23, 2010

A general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) could take place this June for the first time since 2006. The administration’s budget predicts that the enrolled acres at the end of this fiscal year will decrease to 31.4 million with 4 million acres expected to expire. USDA estimates that 2.9 million acres are estimated to be eligible during the June signup. (Contact: Nathan Bowen)