A22-LancMter Farming, Saturday. February 10,1996
WASHINGTON.
D.C.—Agriculture Secretary Dan
Glickman last week announced an
“early-out" option for some pro
ducers with acreage enrolled in
the Conservation Reserve
Program.
Acreage released under “early
out" will have crop acreage bases,
allotments and quotas restored for
the 1996 crop year.
“This early out option is impor
tant for several reasons.” Glick
man said.
“First, producers should have
the opportunity to take advantage
of the high market prices by plant
ing more of their land. Second, the
offer is consistent with USDA’s
responsibility of ensuring a grain
supply that meets market demand.
“Third, offerig an ‘early-out’
for productive, less credible land
is consistent with the Clinton
Administration’s commitment to
an environmentally sound, cost
effeCtive CRP,” Glickman said.
This “early-out” option applies
only to those CRP contracts sche
duled to expire on Sept. 30,1996.
Eligible land must have an
credibility index of IS or less.
Highly credible land released
early from the CRP for cropping
must have an approved conserva
tion plan or, if for haying or pas
ture, a haying or grazing plan.
For approved conservation
plans, producers will have to meet
the requirements of alternative
conservation systems.
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USDA Offers CRP Early
Land devoted to useful life
easements, field windbreaks,
grass waterways, shallow water
areas, filterstrips, bottomland tim
ber on wetlands, shelterbdts and
land within an avenge of 100 feet
of a stream or other permanent
water body will not be eligible for
the early-out option.
“These eligibility qualifications
for the early-out offer ensure that
environmentally sensitive land
continues to remain under con
tract,” Glickman said.
“Unlike the option in the
Budget Reconciliation bill vetoed
by the President which would
have indiscirminately allowed
release of any CRP acreage with
only 60 days notice from the land
owner, the Administration’s
action maintains the long-term
environmental investments in the
CRP.
“President Clinton has stated
his strong suppo: t for the CRP and
is committed to e nsuring its conti
nuity for years to come. Consis
tent with this commitment, one of
the administration’s farm bill
recommendations to Congress is
for new enrollment authority for
1996 and beyond.
“Unfortunately, Congress did
not include new enrollment
authority in its reconciliation bill,
as noted by the President in his
veto message on this legislation. If
Congress renews this authority,
the Department fully intends to
replace the early-released acreage
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"Having new enrollments is
critical to maintaining and impro
ving the prognur over the next 10
yean. We will work with Con
gress to ensure that farmers con
tinue to have the opportunity to
enroll environmcntally-sensitive
acres into the program to improve
soil, wildlife habitat and water
quality,” Glickman said.
“Sign-up dates and other details
of this ‘early-out* offer will be
announced after the rulemaking
process is completed,” Glickman
said.
"We will also make an
announcement on options to
extend expiring CRP contacts
before the ‘early-out’ signup per
iod begins, giving producers all of
the information they need to make
their CRP deiciskms.”
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Under the CRP, producers cover,
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