U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program, beginning May 20 and ending June 14.
Contracts on 3.3 million acres of CRP are set to expire on Sept. 30. Producers with expiring contracts or producers with environmentally sensitive land are encouraged to evaluate their options under CRP.
Producers that are accepted in the sign-up can receive cost-share assistance to plant long-term, resource-conserving covers and receive an annual rental payment for the length of the contract (10-15 years).
Additional sign-ups for continuous CRP programs, such as Highly Erodible Land Initiative and Initiative to Restore Grasslands, Wetlands and Wildlife, will be announced in spring 2013.
Source: brownfieldagnews.com