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Many farmers may opt out of Conservation Reserve Program
A federal program designed to protect environmentally sensitive farmland may be losing some of its luster.
Thousands of U.S. farmers have a decision to make this month, as they must choose to either keep their acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or put those acres into crop production.
U.S. Ag Secretary says Farm Bill implementation ‘going well’
Implementation of the new farm bill will ultimately be handed off to the next presidential administration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said at a press conference in Iowa Thursday.
Schafer told agriculture reporters at the 2008 Farm Progress Show that the implementation of the new farm bill is “going well,” with the work about two weeks ahead of schedule.
Conservation land released for haying
Limited harvesting of hay on Conservation Reserve Program acres will now be allowed in most of Iowa’s counties, following an announcement Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Court ruling allows conditional haying of CRP land
A court injunction that had blocked the release of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for haying and grazing has been lifted.
Dispute Over CRP Release May Be Resolved Next Week
A temporary injunction blocking the nationwide release of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for haying and grazing remains in effect following a court hearing Thursday. But a resolution to the battle may come next week.
Farmers Seek Immediate Relief on Conservation Land
Iowa’s flood disaster is causing some to call for the release of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for haying and grazing.
Videos: IA DNR Chief Talks Water Quality, CRP and Deer Management
The Iowa Conservation Education Coalition welcomed former ICEC chair Richard Leopold to Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca near Solon, Iowa, for the ICEC winter conference this weekend. Leopold is the director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Before his keynote address at the conference on Friday night, he talked with the Iowa Independent about some state environmental issues, [...]