USDA Issues Conservation Payments to Wisconsin Farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Wisconsin is processing $28,637,057 in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to landowners to support voluntary conservation efforts on private lands. USDA began issuing 2019 CRP payments last week to support voluntary conservation efforts on private lands. In Wisconsin, 14,657 landowners will receive compensation for their efforts to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion and improve wildlife habitat on 195,482 acres enrolled in CRP throughout the state. Nationwide, more than 22 million acres of land were enrolled in CRP and payments totaled more than $1.7 billion in annual rental payments.