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Daniel Bigelow

Former ERS Staff

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Most land exiting USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was used for annual crop production
The fate of expiring CRP acreage depends on its CRP conservation practice
The fate of expiring Conservation Reserve Program acreage varied with its conservation practice
Harvested cropland declined by 2 million acres in 2018, coinciding with a rise in crop failure
In 2018, U.S. average farm real estate value remains near 2015 historic high

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