The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted offers for more than 2.5 million acres from producers and private landowners for enrollment through this year's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program signup. Of that amount, 703 acres were from Wisconsin applicants.
"We were pleased to see this level of interest from conservation-minded producers here in Wisconsin and across the country," said Acting State Farm Service Agency Director Tyler Radke. "This is a powerful program, and we want to continue to grow interest in Grassland CRP as well as other CRP signups in the coming years."
Through Grassland CRP, producers and landowners can conserve grasslands, rangelands, and pastures, while retaining the right to conduct common grazing practices, such as haying, mowing, or harvesting seed from the enrolled land, pursuant to approved conservation plans designed to promote thoughtful use while creating and maintaining vital habitat.
In addition to the more than 2.5 million acres enrolled in Grassland CRP, almost 1.9 million acres in offers were accepted through the General CRP Signup and 902,000 acres were accepted so far through the continuous signup.
Categories: Wisconsin, Sustainable Agriculture