Farm Service Agency Announces Accepted CRP Contracts

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Farm Service Agency Announces Accepted CRP Contracts

06/16/2011 03:31 PM EDT

For Immediate Release
June 16, 2011

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Contact:
Linda L. Cronin
804-287-1537
linda.cronin@va.usda.gov

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Farm Service Agency Announces Accepted CRP Contracts

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Richmond, Virginia – June 16, 2011 — J. Calvin Parrish, State Executive Director for the Virginia USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced that contracts for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2012 have been awarded.

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During the 41st general CRP signup conducted in the spring, more than 38,000 CRP offers were received on approximately 3.8 million acres nationwide. USDA accepted enrollment of 2.8 million acres bringing the total program enrollment to 29.9 million acres including approximately 64,000 acres in Virginia.

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"The accepted CRP contracts perpetuate the past quarter century of program success by providing a low risk opportunity to implement a variety of conservation practices on environmentally sensitive land all across Virginia," said Parrish. "CRP practices improve water and air quality, increase wildlife habitat and prevent soil erosion," he said.

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How successful is CRP? According to Parrish, since its inception 25 years ago, CRP acres have resulted in an eight billion ton reduction in soil erosion, restoration of two million acres of wetlands and adjacent buffers, vegetative protection of more than 200,000 stream bank buffers and significant increases in upland wildlife numbers which translates to recreational dollars for many rural economies.

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Landowners enrolled in CRP receive annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible farmland. Contracts accepted during signup #41 will become effective October 1, 2011.

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All CRP offers were evaluated and ranked using an Environmental Benefits Index (EBI) that indicates the environmental benefits of enrolling land in CRP. There are five environmental factors that make up the EBI: wildlife, water, soil, air, enduring benefits and cost.

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Producers who submitted an offer for enrollment in general CRP signup 41 will be notified of the acceptability of their offer by the county office in which the offer was submitted. For more information about the Conservation Reserve Program, please contact the local County FSA Office or visit http://www.fsa.usda.gov/crp.

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