USDA Announces Continuous CRP Signup

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications beginning June 3 for certain practices under the continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup and will offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts. FSA stopped accepting applications last fall for the continuous CRP signup when 2014 Farm Bill authority expired. USDA said that after examining the provisions in the new farm bill, a limited signup prioritizing water-quality practices furthers conservation goals and makes sense for producers as FSA works to fully implement the program. A general signup will be coming in December. A one-year extension will be offered to existing CRP participants who have expiring CRP contracts of 14 years or less.