Feds open Grassland Conservation Program to 1.5 million CRST acres

Three South Dakota tribal nations - including the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - have a new opportunity to partner with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to conserve and improve grasslands. The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) pays landowners to set aside environmentally sensitive land for a specific conservation concern. Landowners get money, and the public gets benefits lik...

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