Started in 1985 with the goal of protecting environmentally sensitive and highly erodible lands, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a well-known conservation initiative administer by the Farm Service Agency. In exchange for a yearly rental fee, landowners who enroll acres in CRP voluntarily agree to remove the land from production agriculture for a contracted time period, usually 10-15 years. Landowners who enroll acres in CRP also agree to plant species that will benefit the health of that land and soil.
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Restoring expiring CRP acres into grazing is good for community, conservation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorizes the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide, including CRP acres in South Dakota, to livestock producers affected by the recent wildfires in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
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