The relevant program is the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) [1], which is explicitly intended for environmentally sensitive areas. Given the requirem

The relevant program is the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) [1], which is explicitly intended for environmentally sensitive areas. Given the requirements imposed on the land it is (in my own anecdotal experience, central US) unlikely that one would be able to put an entire farm into it and "get paid not to farm." It's also not linked to "high yields." [1] https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/ https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-...