CRP acreage has been going in the wrong direction

There's an effort to change that, but I'm not sure that enough "oomph" will be put behind it.

Since 2007, the number of acres the government has paid farmers and ranchers to conserve has declined.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program subsidizes the removal of environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production.

But, between 2007 and 2016, the enrollment cap set by the farm bill shrank, allowing fewer farmers to participate, according to an agency report. Most of that land was returned to producing crops.

In April, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will expand this program, among other measures, in an effort to mitigate climate change. - The Counter