4.3 Million Acres Enrolled in Latest CRP General Sign-Up

USDA will accept 4.3 million acres offered by landowners to preserve and enhance environmentally sensitive lands under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This was the 39th general sign-up of the CRP, which will protect millions of acres of topsoil from erosion and improve the nation’s natural resources. More than 50,000 offers were received. Producers enrolled in the program are expected to plant long-term, resource-conserving covers in exchange for rental payments, cost-share and technical assistance. Learn more.