CRP Continuous Enrollment Period

CRP is a land conservation program administered by 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 10-15 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.

Under continuous CRP signup, environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices can be enrolled in CRP at any time. Offers are automatically accepted provided the land and producer meet certain eligibility requirements and the enrollment levels do not exceed the statutory cap. Unlike CRP enrollments under General CRP signups or Grassland CRP, offers for Continuous CRP are not subject to competitive bidding during specific periods.

There are several enrollment opportunities within Continuous CRP, including Clean Lakes Estuaries And Rivers (CLEAR), CLEAR30, SAFE, CREP, and FWP.

The Continuous CRP signup started December 9, 2019 and is ongoing.

For more information:

• CRP fact sheet
• CRP General Signup fact sheet
• CRP Continuous Signup fact sheet
• CRP State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative fact sheet
• CRP Clean Lakes Estuaries And Rivers (CLEAR) Initiative and New Prairie Strips practice fact sheet
• CLEAR30 fact sheet
• CREP
• FWP