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Emergency Grazing for CRP approved for Harding, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt and Union Counties
06/02/2011 05:35 PM EDT
June 2, 2011
Release 0025.11
Contact: Andrew Ortiz (505) 761-4900
Emergency Grazing for CRP approved for Harding, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt and Union Counties
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Salomon E. Ramirez, State Executive Director of the New Mexico Farm Service Agency, announced that Emergency Grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage was authorized today for Harding, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt, and Union Counties in New Mexico. Curry County was approved on May 26th.
"This authorization provides relief for many livestock producers in these five counties who have suffered through severe drought conditions," said Ramirez. "The drought has depleted hay supplies and affected the growth of hay and pasture in parts of New Mexico. Many livestock producers cannot maintain their current herds without implementation of Emergency Grazing of CRP."
Emergency grazing is allowed through Sept. 30. Participants shall leave at least 25 percent of each field or contiguous CRP fields ungrazed for wildlife, or graze not more than 75 percent of the stocking rate. All livestock must be removed by the end of this grazing period.
"Producers who are struggling to find forage acres for their livestock may take advantage of this opportunity," said Ramirez. "Livestock producers, in these approved counties, may temporarily move their animals to land enrolled in CRP beginning immediately, through September 30th," he said.
CRP participants in Curry, Harding, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt, and Union Counties shall contact the local FSA County Office to request emergency grazing on an individual contract basis prior to grazing. Participants will work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop a forage management plan. If the CRP cover is destroyed, the practice must be re-established at their own expense to remain in compliance with the CRP contract.
Emergency Grazing of CRP authority is not limited to livestock producers who lost pasture or fences due to wildfire. To take advantage of the emergency provisions, authorized producers may use the CRP acreage for their own livestock or may grant another livestock producer the use of the CRP acreage. The eligible CRP acreage is limited to the acreage within Curry, Harding, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt, and Union Counties.
For more information, please contact your local County FSA Office at or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
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