FARM SERVICE AGENCY Conservation Reserve Program Conservation Reserve Program.

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 Commission

2.2. Conservation DistrictsConservation Districts

3.3. Forest ServiceForest Service

4.4. 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 State Committee supervises the county

committeecommittee 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 Eligibility requirements include: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. WildlifeWildlife

2.2. Water QualityWater Quality

3.3. ErosionErosion

4.4. Enduring BenefitsEnduring Benefits

5.5. Air QualityAir Quality

6.6. 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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