Northern Ag to hold workshop on expiring CRP

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and its partners will host a workshop March 8 at the Northern Agricultural Research Center to help landowners figure out what to do with their expiring Conservation Reserve Program acres.

Farm Service Agency Hill County Office Executive Director Les Rispens said Friday about 6,000 CRP acres in Hill County are expiring this year. Residents in neighboring counties have more acres expiring than Hill County residents, he added.

During the workshop, discussions will center on the options and considerations associated with CRP enrollment, returning to...