Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary program for agricultural landowners. Through CRP, you can receive annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible farmland.
Participants enroll in CRP contracts for 10 to 15 years. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) makes annual rental payments based on the agriculture rental value of the land and it provides cost-share assistance for up to 50 percent of the
participant’s costs in establishing approved conservation practices.

CRP Fact Sheet

The program is administered through by the CCC through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), and program support is provided by Natural Resources Conservation Service, Cooperative State Research and Education Extension Service, state forestry agencies, and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Continuous sign-up began September 4, 1996, and is scheduled to be available indefinitely. To find out more contact the local FSA or NRCS office. To see a list of NRCS offices in WV click here.

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