USDA Praised by Ag Groups for CRP Sign-Up

Two agricultural groups have praised USDA for opening up the general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program for the first time since March 2006. Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever support the program — that allows farmers to donate land in order to conserve natural resources and protect millions of acres of topsoil from erosion — because it will help prevent the decline of the bird population and protect the waterfowl habitat, which translates into more ducks in the fall flight across the country. (AgriNews) Read more.