Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA will expand and renew the Conservation Reserve Program with a focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation.
USDA’s goal is to enroll up to four million new acres in CRP by raising rental payment rates and expanding the number of incentives environmental practices allowed under the program. If the USDA reaches that goal, it will mitigate an additional three million metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
