Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Thursday, December 19, 2024

Items Tagged with 'CRP'

ARTICLES

CRP grassland

House farm bill proposal maintains CRP acreage cap

The Conservation Reserve Program would undergo some major changes under House Agriculture Committee Republicans' proposed farm bill draft, but they won't be seen in the acreage cap, according to text unveiled today in preparation for a committee markup next week. 


Read More
Collin-O-Mara-Whit-Fosburgh-Marilyn-Vetter-Adam-Putnam.jpg

Opinion: Congress should build on CRP’s impressive record of success

In this opinion piece, Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation, Whit Fosburgh of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Marilyn Vetter of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever and Adam Putnam of Ducks Unlimited discuss how Congress can continue to build on the Conservation Reserve Program’s success in addressing conservation challenges while benefiting farmers, wildlife and the environment.


Read More