The North Dakota Conservation Forage Program

The North Dakota Conservation Forage Program aims to improve wildlife habitat, forage availability/quality, and soil health by establishing grassland and integrating grazing and/or haying land management techniques on more than 18,000 acres of private lands. Enrolled landowners are expected to maintain the restored grasslands for a 10-year term.

Resources Available

• 3-year establishment payments
• 60% forage seed mix cost share
• $20/acre for seeding labor*
• 50% grazing infrastructure cost share
• Perimeter and Cross Fencing
• Water Infrastructure ​
  *Thanks to a generous grant from Corteva

The North Dakota Conservation Forage Program (CFP) launched in the spring of 2021 supported by a $6.9 million North Dakota Industrial Commission Outdoor Heritage Fund grant, the largest awarded by the Commission.