First Conservation Reserve signup since 2013 is set

The USDA announced the first general signup for the Conservation Reserve, which pays landowners an annual rent to idle fragile cropland for at least 10 years, since the 2014 farm law limited the reserve to a maximum of 24 million acres. The department also announced that 800,000 acres would be accepted into the reserve through the so-called… » Read More

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