USDA Extends Signup Deadline for New Conservation Pilot Program in Prairie Pothole Region
08/26/2020 03:06 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, August 26, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline to November 20, 2020, for the Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP), a new pilot program that enables farmers to receive payments for planting perennial cover for conservation use for three to five years.