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S1209119th CongressWALLET

American Prairie Conservation Act

Sponsored By: Senator Thune, John [R-SD]

Introduced

Summary

Nationwide native sod certification and reporting would extend and standardize native sod rules across federal crop programs and add new producer paperwork and USDA reporting. Producers who tilled native sod for certain insurable crops would have to document those acres and keep the records current.

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  • Producers: To get crop insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance program benefits, producers would certify tilled native sod acreage using the Farm Service Agency form FSA-578 and one or more maps and submit corrections as soon as practicable.
  • USDA / Farm Service Agency: The agency would collect standardized forms and maps and must send annual reports to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees by January 1, 2026, and each January 1 through 2030, showing certified tilled native sod acres by county and state.
  • Oversight and transparency: The bill would create county- and state-level traceability of native sod conversions across federally supported crop programs, enabling consistent verification over time.

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New native sod rules for farmers

If enacted, you would need to certify any tilled native sod acres to get Federal Crop Insurance or NAP benefits. You would certify using the FSA acreage form (FSA-578 or any successor) and one or more maps. You would need to submit corrections to the form or maps as soon as practicable after any change. USDA would report certified acres by county and State by January 1, 2026, and each January 1 through 2030.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Thune, John [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/31/2025

Roll Call Votes

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