[Pollinator] FSA accepting Pollinator Habitats in Continuous CRP Program

[Ladadams at aol.com]

FSA accepting Pollinator Habitats in Continuous CRP Program

3:02 PM, Jul 18, 2012  |  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
from Green Bay Press Gazette








 
 
 
 
The USDA Farm Service Agency announced that Pollinator  Habitats, which 
support a diversity of pollinator species, will now be accepted  as a 
Continuous Sign-up Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practice, a voluntary  program 
that helps producers safeguard environmentally sensitive land. 
In addition to the acceptance of pollinator habitats  under Continuous CRP, 
landowners of select newly enrolled practices will receive  CRP Sign-up 
Incentive Payments (SIP) of $150 per acre. The SIP is a one-time  payment made 
to landowners after the contract is approved. Practices qualifying  for the 
SIP increase include: Pollinator Habitats and Wetland Restoration and  
Wetland Restoration (non-floodplain) practice which restores the functions and  
values of wetland ecosystems that have been devoted to agricultural use. 
The SIP for all other continuous sign-up practices will  remain at $100 per 
acre. 
Continuous CRP sign-up allows landowners to enroll in  CRP at anytime 
instead of waiting for a General CRP sign-up period. To be  accepted in the 
program, landowners must meet certain eligibility  requirements. 
Landowners interested in Continuous CRP need to contact  their local county 
FSA office for further information and program  requirements.






 
Laurie Davies  Adams
Executive Director
Pollinator Partnership
423 Washington St.,  Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
415.362.1137
_www.pollinator.org_ (http://www.pollinator.org/) 
_www.nappc.org_ (http://www.nappc.org/) 
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