CRP

CRP: Conservation Reserve Program

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Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program

• Who: all landowners.
• What: provides financial support for establishing protective cover (this can mean planting trees or creating wildlife habitat) on environmentally sensitive lands through 10- to 15-year contracts.
• Where: all states.
• How: CRP offers annual rental payments for the land and up to 50 percent of the landowner’s costs.
• Which federal agency: USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Find out more

• FSA CRP website
• CRP New To CRP? website
  
• Conservation Reserve Program Continuous Sign-up Overview