Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Who it’s for
Farmers and ranchers
What landowners get
Incentive payments, annual rental payments, cost share, and technical assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers to improve habitat and restore water and soil quality
What landowners do
Restore or retire land
Land types covered
Cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, rangeland, wetlands as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation
Key Documents
- CREP Q&A - The Farm Service Agency answers basic questions about CREP
- General information about CREP - The Farm Service Agency's CREP resources
- CREP State Updates - Find out what's new in your state (from FSA)
- National CREP Summary - A spreadsheet of ongoing CREP projects around the U.S. (from FSA)
- CREP in the Spotlight News from FSA - CREP-related news from FSA
- Suggestions to States in developing Conservation Reserve Enhancement Programs [PDF]
News & Publications
03/18/2009
Hawaii Launches Major New Conservation Program
01/28/2009
New Conservation Agreement Will Help Restore Unique Hawaii Habitat
06/23/2008
CCI's Lake Erie Project Expands to Michigan Farms
02/25/2008
Farmers in Conservation Program Fared Better in Ohio Floods Farmers paid to plant grass and tree buffers to improve water quality in the Lake Erie watershed through the Western Lake Erie Basin CREP fared better than their neighbors during the summer 2007 floods in northern Ohio.
02/25/2008
Landowners in 18 States Get Funding to Restore Wildlife Habitat
Success Stories
Farmers in Conservation Program Fared Better in Ohio Floods
Farmers paid to plant grass and tree buffers to improve water quality in the Lake Erie watershed through the Western Lake Erie Basin CREP fared better than their neighbors during the summer 2007 floods in northern Ohio.
Scioto River CREP to Benefit Ohio's Largest, Most Biologically Diverse Watershed
CREP is helping to improve water quality, restore threatened and endangered species habitat and reduce soil erosion in Ohio's Scioto River watershed.
Bog Turtles Make New Friends: Landowners and Livestock
America's tiniest turtle is getting a boost from landowners in the Northeast, who are using goats, sheep and cows to clear invasive vegetation from overgrown wetland meadows.
