Jimmy Bramlett

A new signup period is underway for the USDA's Conservation Stewardship Program.  NRCS Deputy Chief Jimmy Bramlett noted a variety of improvements to CSP, thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill.   "In previous Farm Bills, we had an $18 an acre cap associated with the overall program administration, and a total acreage of about 7.9 million...

You may be surprised by how many acres are part of USDA's conservation programs.  Natural Resources Conservation Service Deputy Chief Jimmy Bramlett acknowledges many think the conservation reserve program, CRP, with 24 million acres is the largest program, but that is not the case.  ...