USDA Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment Nears 27 Million-Acre Cap

By Jason Vance The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program continues to attract interest from farmers and ranchers more than four decades after its creation, with total enrollment now approaching the program’s 27-million-acre cap. USDA Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary Richard Fordyce says the program remains popular across its various enrollment options, including general CRP, Grassland CRP and Continuous CRP. “It continues to be a very popular program, as was evidenced by our enrollments in general CRP, the folks that signed up for Grassland CRP, and then the folks that throughout the year will enroll specific areas that have a certain resource concern in what we call our continuous CRP,” Fordyce said. According to USDA figures, approximately 26.8 million acres are currently enrolled across all CRP practices, putting the program close to its 27-million-acre enrollment limit.

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