Conservation Reserve Program signup to start

Farmers and ranchers interested in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign-up Mar. 12 through Apr. 6.

CRP has a 25-year legacy of successfully protecting the nation’s natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the state of Washington, explained FSA County Executive Director, Chris Holt.

CRP allows agricultural producers to enroll land in 10 to 15 year contracts that help preserve environmentally sensitive land. In exchange for managing the land for environment...