Farmers and ranchers would get payments to convert cropland into grazing areas to support the U.S. cow herd.
This bill would create a new program to help farmers and ranchers turn eligible cropland into grazing areas for livestock. Participants would receive annual payments and help covering the costs of planting grasses, with extra support for beginning farmers. The goal is to boost the nation's cow herd by increasing available grazing land.
Today, there is no specific federal program that pays farmers and ranchers to convert cropland into grazing land to support the U.S. cow herd. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Agriculture would create a program to enroll up to 20,000,000 acres of eligible cropland. This program would offer annual rental payments, cost-sharing for planting, and incentive payments for using native seeds or for beginning farmers.
S 5277 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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