The most current general enrollment for the Conservation Reserve Program began December 1, 2015. Enrollment will run thru February 26, 2016. According to the USDA, “as of September, 2015. 24.2 million acres were enrolled in CRP. CRP is also protecting 170,000 stream miles with riparian forest and grass buffers, enough to go around the world 7 times.” Check out the USDA’s Celebrating 30 Years of the Conservation Reserve Program.
