Rounds announces bill to encourage converting cropland back to pasture

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 606

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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MITCHELL – Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday at Dakotafest that would pay farmers to convert less-productive cropland back to grass and allow the acres to be grazed by livestock all season.

The Rebuilding America’s National Cow Herd Act, or RANCH Act, would create a voluntary federal program with an enrollment cap of 20 million acres. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota co-sponsors the …

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