D6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,2001 Workshop Offers CRP Information, Opportunities COLUMBUS, Ohio The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has been substantially en hanced since its creation, said Jerry lies, watershed agent at the south district office of Ohio State University Extension. “More land is eligible for CRP now than when it was initially created,” lies said. “Now nearly any land that borders a stream or river and could be enhanced by having a buffer strip or some other form of best management practice put in may be eligible.” Farmers, other landowners, watershed planners and natural resource professionals who would like to learn more about CRP should attend a Conserva tion Reserve Program Work shop scheduled Thursday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ohio State University Extension’s South District office in Jackson. Anyone who owns or farms acreage along streams, rivers, or lakes should consider attending, lies said. “CRP is constantly changing and this is a way for people to get up-to-date and learn more about the program in general,” he said. “Participants will learn the details of CRP such as eligi bility requirements, incentive payments, fencing cost share op portunities, water source devel opment and more.” The Conservation Reserve Program is a federal program established under the Food Se curity Act of 1985 to assist pri vate landowners in converting highly erodible cropland to vegetative cover for 10 years. Since its creation, it has been ex panded to include more land and offer longer-term contracts. Under the current program, enrolled land must be highly erodible, contribute to a serious water quality program, or pro vide substantial environmental benefits if devoted to certain specific conservation uses. In return for voluntarily retiring environmentally sensitive crop land, landowners receive rental payments from the USDA. in Ohio, there are about 280,000 acres of land enrolled in CRP and receiving an average annual rental payment of $76.73 per acre. Nationwide, the pro gram pays an average of $4,833 per farm and $45.17 per acre on more than 462,855 contracts and 293,857 farms. There are nearly 30 million acres enrolled in CRP. “The program is adminis tered by the USDA’s Farm Ser vice Agency and is the federal government’s single largest en vironmental improvement pro gram on private lands,” lies said. “It is a unique way of forming conservation partner ships between landowners and government by using cash incen tives for landowners to use best management practices.” Through the program, USDA shares the cost of establishing approved conservation prac tices. For example, it will help pay to install fencing and alter nate water sources to keep cattle out of a stream, lies said. It also will help pay to plant grass or forested buffer strips along streams. Buffer strips stabilize stream banks, shade water, en hance wildlife habitat, and absorb nutrient and other runoff from fields before it reaches the waterway. The featured speaker at the workshop will be Robert Cole, 0 chief agricultural program spe cialist for conservation and price support programs for the U.S. Farm Service Agency. Cole has a vast knowledge of CRP and is ultimately the person who an swers questions and interprets the specifics of the program, lies said. Cole will give an overview of CRP and the related Conser vation Reserve Enhancement BUILDINGS AND SUPPLIES 2” Steel pipe, great for building fences. 717-464-2354,717-393-2992 KfV CONSTRUCTION H|fl EQUIPMENT Caretree 540 Tree Spade 20’ Manlift, Battery Operated 4 To Choose From, 94 & 95 Models 83 Cat 953 Crawler Loader, OROPS Call 93 JD 450 G Crawler Tractor, 6-Way Blade Call 88 Komatsu PCISO LC-3, 35,000 lb. Excavator . . 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