FSA Administrator: adjustments to CRP continue to improve participation  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting more than one million acres in this year’s Conservation Reserve Program General signup.

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says the organization is pleased to see continued interest in the voluntary, incentive-based program.

“It really helps producers have another economical opportunity on their operation and, in many cases, an alternative to trying to squeeze last iota of production of environmentally sensitive land or lands, for example, that would be better as a riparian area or a vegetative stand.”

He tells Brownfield adjustments made to the program have improved participation.

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