Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985, CRP is one of the largest private-lands conservation programs in the United States. Thanks to voluntary participation by farmers and landowners, CRP has achieved significant goals in conservation and sustainability.
About the program
CRP is a land conservation program administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Contracts for land enrolled in CRP are from 10 to 15 years in length. The long-term goal of the program is to re-establish valuable land cover to help improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat..
2023 Signups
CLEAR30 signup runs from April 1 to July 31.
The Continuous CRP Signup is ongoing.
The Grassland CRP signup ran from April 17 through May 26, 2023. USDA is accepting nearly 2.7 million acres in offers through this year’s signup; read more in our July 19 Grassland CRP signup news release.
The General CRP signup ran from Feb. 27 through April 7, 2023. USDA is accepting more than 1 million acres in offers through this year’s signup; read more in our June 12 General CRP signup news release.
Producers interested in enrolling in CRP should contact the FSA office at their local USDA Service Center.
CRP Resources
- CRP fact sheet
- CRP General Enrollment Signup fact sheet
- Conservation Reserve Program—Erosion Prediction Tools
- Conservation Reserve Program—Erosion Prediction Tools Alternative Programs to HELI
- CRP 60th General Environmental Benefits Index (EBI) fact sheet
- CRP 58th Signup Results Book
- CRP TIP fact sheet
- CRP Continuous Signup fact sheet
- CRP State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative fact sheet
- Grassland CRP Working Lands fact sheet
- Grassland CRP Ranking Factor fact sheet
- CRP Clean Lakes, Estuaries and Rivers (CLEAR) Initiative fact sheet
- CRP CLEAR30 fact sheet
- CRP Forest Management Incentive program fact sheet
- CRP Forest Management Incentive program news release – January 2021
