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FARM SERVICE AGENCY. Conservation Reserve Program. OVERVIEW. Goals History Agencies involved with CRP Eligibility Criteria Compliance & Eligibility Roles Getting ready for next signup Where we are today. CRP GOALS. Conserve and improve our nation’s natural resource base - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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FARM SERVICE AGENCYFARM SERVICE AGENCY Conservation Reserve Conservation Reserve
ProgramProgram
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW GoalsGoals HistoryHistory Agencies involved Agencies involved
with CRPwith CRP Eligibility CriteriaEligibility Criteria Compliance & Compliance &
Eligibility RolesEligibility Roles Getting ready for Getting ready for
next signupnext signup Where we are todayWhere we are today
CRP GOALSCRP GOALS Conserve and improve our Conserve and improve our
nation’s natural resource basenation’s natural resource base Protect soil, water, and wildlife Protect soil, water, and wildlife
resourcesresources Improve and preserve water Improve and preserve water
qualityquality Enhance fish and wildlife habitatEnhance fish and wildlife habitat Increase enrollment in high Increase enrollment in high
priority continuous practicespriority continuous practices
CRP HISTORYCRP HISTORY Conceived originally as a Land Idling, Acreage Conceived originally as a Land Idling, Acreage
Reduction, Soil Conservation Program Reduction, Soil Conservation Program Concept began during the Soil Bank ERAConcept began during the Soil Bank ERA Re-established by Congress in 1985Re-established by Congress in 1985 Now, the nation’s largest, premier program for Now, the nation’s largest, premier program for
protecting natural resources and enhancing our protecting natural resources and enhancing our environment environment
Offers annual rental payments and cost-share Offers annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to eligible producers that establish assistance to eligible producers that establish perennial covers to:perennial covers to:
- reduce soil erosion- reduce soil erosion - improve water quality - improve water quality - enhance wildlife habitat- enhance wildlife habitat
AGENCIES INVOLVED WITH CRPAGENCIES INVOLVED WITH CRP State and Federal Agencies:State and Federal Agencies:
1.1. Kansas Conservation CommissionKansas Conservation Commission2.2. Conservation DistrictsConservation Districts3.3. Forest ServiceForest Service4.4. Natural Resource Conservation Service Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS) (NRCS)
FSA/NRCS ROLE IN CRPFSA/NRCS ROLE IN CRP FSA has administrative responsibility for CRPFSA has administrative responsibility for CRP
State Committee supervises the county committeeState Committee supervises the county committee County Committee supervises county offices of County Committee supervises county offices of
day to day operationsday to day operations NRCS provides technical support for CRPNRCS provides technical support for CRP
Conservation planningConservation planning Technical specifications for practice installationTechnical specifications for practice installation Evaluating soil payment ratesEvaluating soil payment rates Cost-Share policiesCost-Share policies And other requirementsAnd other requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER AGENCIESAGENCIES
Technical Support Provider (TSP) assist county Technical Support Provider (TSP) assist county offices in technical aspects such as: offices in technical aspects such as: Identifying soil types for calculating maximum payment Identifying soil types for calculating maximum payment
rates for continuous signuprates for continuous signup Developing and certifying an approved conservation Developing and certifying an approved conservation
planplan Forest Service through the TSP develops the tree Forest Service through the TSP develops the tree
planting plans planting plans Conservation Districts approve conservation plansConservation Districts approve conservation plans Conservation CommissionConservation Commission Extension Service – Information & EducationExtension Service – Information & Education
OVERVIEW OVERVIEW ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Producer EligibilityProducer Eligibility Land EligibilityLand Eligibility Practice EligibilityPractice Eligibility
PRODUCER ELIGIBILITYPRODUCER ELIGIBILITY General General
Own land 12 months Own land 12 months before the close of before the close of signup for general signup for general signup offerssignup offers
Acquired the land by Acquired the land by will or successionwill or succession
Acquired the land under Acquired the land under circumstances other circumstances other than for placement in than for placement in CRP, as determined by CRP, as determined by DAFPDAFP
ContinuousContinuous Producer eligibility Producer eligibility
requirements are requirements are the same as the same as generalgeneral
Owned land for 12 Owned land for 12 months before months before submitting the offersubmitting the offer
LAND ELIGIBILITYLAND ELIGIBILITYCROPLANDCROPLAND
GeneralGeneral Planted or considered Planted or considered
planted to an agricultural planted to an agricultural commodity during 4 of the commodity during 4 of the 6 crop years from 1996 6 crop years from 1996 through 2001through 2001
Physically & legally Physically & legally capable of being planted capable of being planted in a normal manner to an in a normal manner to an agricultural commodity, as agricultural commodity, as determined by COCdetermined by COC
ContinuousContinuous Has to meet the general Has to meet the general
requirements requirements Exception: The land that Exception: The land that
is enrolled in CRP as is enrolled in CRP as marginal pastureland does marginal pastureland does not have to meet the not have to meet the definition of croplanddefinition of cropland
LAND ELIGIBILITY Cont.LAND ELIGIBILITY Cont. GeneralGeneral
ErodibilityErodibility Expiring CRPExpiring CRP Conservation Conservation
Priority Areas (CPA)Priority Areas (CPA) WBP AcresWBP Acres
ContinuousContinuous Practice offered is Practice offered is
eligible practice for eligible practice for continuouscontinuous
Practice and Practice and acreage offered acreage offered meet the program meet the program policy and size policy and size requirements for requirements for the practicethe practice
PRACTICE ELIGIBILITYPRACTICE ELIGIBILITY-General and Continuous -General and Continuous
Signups-Signups- It must meet the purpose for the practice spelled out in It must meet the purpose for the practice spelled out in
the practice specificationsthe practice specifications
Example:Example: CP21 Filter Strips; the purpose for this CP21 Filter Strips; the purpose for this practice is to remove nutrients, sediment, organic practice is to remove nutrients, sediment, organic matter, pesticides, and other pollutants from surface matter, pesticides, and other pollutants from surface runoff and subsurface flow. runoff and subsurface flow. Installing this practice in situations where the balance Installing this practice in situations where the balance of the field is seeded to perennial cover would not meet of the field is seeded to perennial cover would not meet the purpose of this practice. the purpose of this practice.
COMPLIANCE & ELIGIBILITY COMPLIANCE & ELIGIBILITY ROLESROLES
Compliance—agree Compliance—agree to terms and to terms and conditions of conditions of contractscontracts
Eligibility Eligibility requirements must requirements must be met in order to be met in order to qualify for U.S.D.A. qualify for U.S.D.A. programsprograms
COMPLIANCE & ELIGIBILITY COMPLIANCE & ELIGIBILITY ROLES Cont.ROLES Cont.
Eligibility requirements include:Eligibility requirements include: Adjusted gross incomeAdjusted gross income Payment LimitationPayment Limitation
Person determinationPerson determination Actively engaged determinationActively engaged determination
Conservation ComplianceConservation Compliance Highly Erodable Land Compliance Highly Erodable Land Compliance
(HELC)(HELC) Wetland Compliance (WC)Wetland Compliance (WC) All other programsAll other programs
GETTING READY FOR NEXT GETTING READY FOR NEXT GENERAL SIGNUPGENERAL SIGNUP
The next sign up The next sign up will be in 2004will be in 2004
CPA ReviewCPA Review County cropland County cropland
limitationlimitation Soil rental rate Soil rental rate
reviewreview
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS INDEXINDEX
Applies only to General SignupsApplies only to General Signups Offers for CRP sign-up 29 will be ranked according to the Offers for CRP sign-up 29 will be ranked according to the
Environmental Benefits Index (EBI)Environmental Benefits Index (EBI)
FSA collects data for each of the EBI factors based on the FSA collects data for each of the EBI factors based on the relative environmental benefits for the land offeredrelative environmental benefits for the land offered
EBI rankings are unique for each piece of ground offered EBI rankings are unique for each piece of ground offered into CRPinto CRP
Each offer is assigned a point score based on its relative Each offer is assigned a point score based on its relative environmental factors and competes with all other offersenvironmental factors and competes with all other offers
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS INDEX Cont.INDEX Cont.
EBI factorsEBI factors1.1. WildlifeWildlife2.2. Water QualityWater Quality3.3. ErosionErosion4.4. Enduring BenefitsEnduring Benefits5.5. Air QualityAir Quality6.6. CostCost
CCRP SIGNUPCCRP SIGNUP Continuous—Signup 28—Began 10/1/03 Continuous—Signup 28—Began 10/1/03 High Priority Practices—small acreageHigh Priority Practices—small acreage --significant Environmental--significant Environmental BenefitsBenefits Water QualityWater Quality Incentives—SIP, PIP, 20%-10%Incentives—SIP, PIP, 20%-10% Partner with governors Water Quality Initiative Partner with governors Water Quality Initiative
buffer—KS Conservation Commissionbuffer—KS Conservation Commission
CCRP STATUSCCRP STATUSKANSAS TOTALSKANSAS TOTALS
Continuous Grass Buffer Strips 5,074 Continuous Grass Buffer Strips 5,074 acres acres
Filter Strip Buffers 22,088 Filter Strip Buffers 22,088 acresacres
Riparian Buffers 4,329 Riparian Buffers 4,329 acresacres
Grass Waterways 6,617 Grass Waterways 6,617 acresacres
WHERE WE ARE TODAYWHERE WE ARE TODAYIN KANSAS IN KANSAS
There are currentlyThere are currently 2,842,179.5 acres 2,842,179.5 acres
enrolledenrolled 40,569 contracts 40,569 contracts
PracticesPractices General Signup CP1 & General Signup CP1 &
CP2CP2 More & more focus on More & more focus on
continuous signupcontinuous signup
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