Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. CRP has a 27-year legacy of protecting the nation's natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the United States.
Currently, about 27 million
acres are enrolled in CRP. Producers that are accepted in the sign-up can
receive cost-share assistance to plant long-term, resource-conserving covers
and receive an annual rental payment for the length of the contract (10-15
years).
Contracts on 3.3 million acres
of CRP are set to expire on Sept. 30, 2013. Producers with expiring contracts
or producers with environmentally sensitive land are encouraged to evaluate
their options under CRP.
Additional sign-ups for
continuous CRP programs such as Highly Erodible Land Initiative and Initiative
to Restore Grasslands, Wetlands and Wildlife will be announced in spring 2013.
For more information on CRP and
other FSA programs, visit a local FSA service center or www.fsa.usda.gov.
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