This is the 30th anniversary of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which was created in the 1985 Farm Bill, and enrollment was the most selective in its history.USDA announced the results of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up that was open 1 December 2015- 26 February 2016. There were 23.7 million acres enrolled at the end of that period, according to the Farm Services Agency. Details are noted below:
General CRP (10-year contracts):16.92 million acres Continuous Enrollment: 5.23 million acres Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: 1.16 million acres Farmable Wetlands: 387.8
The contracts on 1.7 million acres are set to expire 30 September 2016. Listed below are the top states with such acres:This is the...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Bangladesh has asked the USA for technical assistance to improve grain storage and strengthen quality testing of imported grains. Of major importance to Bangladesh is the “technology to improve grain preservation and grain s...
