Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act

Sponsor: Brad Finstad (Republican-MN)December 3, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Farmers could get new payments for conserving more types of land and water.

This bill would update the Conservation Reserve Program, letting more kinds of farmland and grasslands qualify for payments. It would also change how much farmers get paid each year for conservation work, especially for land re-enrolled in the program, and cover 50 percent of the costs for more conservation activities.

What Would Change

Today, the Conservation Reserve Program has specific rules for which land qualifies and how payments are calculated. If this bill becomes law, more types of land, including certain croplands and grasslands, would be eligible. Farmers would also see changes to how their annual payments are calculated, especially for re-enrolled land, and 50 percent of the costs for more conservation practices would be covered.

Key Provisions

Lets more types of farmland and grasslands qualify for conservation payments.
Changes how much farmers would get paid each year for re-enrolling land in the program.
Adjusts annual payments based on the quality of the soil.
Covers 50 percent of the costs for more conservation activities, like fencing and water systems.
Defines 'conservation buffer' to include practices like prairie strips and wetlands.
Allows states, tribes, and non-profit groups to propose land for the program.

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Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act

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