Federal Conservation Reserve Program

The federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of certain 2018 Farm Bill programs. Several expired Sept. 30 or would have been null by the end of the year.

The Conservation Reserve Program incentivizes farmers to take environmentally sensitive land out of production. Project 2025 says the Trump administration should champion its elimination.

Playas are those big ponds you see dotting across the High Plains. They provide habitat for amphibians and points for aquifer recharge. A study from…