COLLEGE STATION – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through Friday, May 26. Among CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is a unique working lands program, allowing producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while conserving grasslands and promoting plant and animal biodiversity as well as healthier soil.
“Grassland CRP clearly demonstrates that agricultural productivity and conservation priorities can not only coexist but also complement and enhance one another,” said Texas FSA State Executive Director Kelly Adkins. “The strength of this program lies in its many benefits — through annual rental payments, the program helps producers and landowners produce and maintain diverse wildlife habitat, sequester carbon in the soil and support sound, sustainable grazing. These benefits help keep agricultural
lands in production while delivering lasting climate outcomes.”
