As part of the federal Conservation Reserve Program, the federal government paid Wyoming farmers $5.5 million in 2022 not to farm.
The federal government paid Wyoming farmers $5.5 million in 2022 not to farm certain land plots, a significant leap from the 2021 grant of $3.4 million.
Industry experts credit changing demands for food and skyrocketing fuel and equipment prices in 2022 for Wyoming farmers’ growing interest in the federal Conservation Reserve Program.
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