Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Four primary goals of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) are to reduce erosion, improve water quality, enhance wildlife, and improve air quality.  CRP is administered by the Farm Service Agency, a conservation partner of NRCS; however, NRCS provides technical assistance and some promotional assistance to the program.  CRP is a voluntary program in which farmers and ranchers enter into 10- to 15-year contracts with USDA to take highly erodible land and other environmentally sensitive cropland out of production by applying protective vegetative cover best suited for wildlife.  In exchange, landowners receive annual rental payments for the land and cost-share assistance for establishing conservation practices.  The program protects the Nation's most environmentally sensitive cropland.

For more information http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/crp.htm

Expiring CRP Fact Sheets

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Considering the Alternatives:  Grazing Expired CRP Fact Sheet (PDF)
Continuous CRP & SAFE Practice Summary - Letter Size (PDF)
Converting CRP to Cropland - Soil Salinity & Management Options Fact Sheet (PDF)
Converting Expired CRP to Cropland - Early Land Preparation Request Guidance (PDF)
Converting Expired CRP to Cropland - Soil Quality and HEL Concerns (PDF)
CRP Land Alternatives & Options Fact Sheet (PDF)
CRP Land - Alternative Uses of Restored Wetlands Fact Sheet (PDF)
CRP Land - Wetland Restoration Alternatives & Options Fact Sheet (PDF)
Expiring CRP Options - Conservation Buffers 1  (PDF)
Expiring CRP Options - Conservation Buffers 2 (PDF)
 

CRP Information Sheets

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - CRP Managed Haying (PDF)
CRP Practice Summary (PDF)
Economic Comparison Worksheet for a Grassed Waterway under EQIP & Continuous CRP (PDF)
Economic Comparison Worksheet for Saline Seep Treatment under EQIP & Continuous CRP (PDF)
Grassed Waterways, Non-easement in CRP (PDF)
North Dakota Tree Planting Program Comparison (PDF)
Riparian Plantings in CRP (PDF)
Saline Cropland Treatment Opportunities in CRP (PDF)
Tree Plantings in CRP (Living Snow Fences, Field Windbreaks, and Shelterbelts) (PDF)
Utilizing Both Continuous CRP and EQIP for Saline Seep Treatment in North Dakota (PDF)
Wetland Restoration/Protection Opportunities in CRP (PDF)
Grass Filter Strips Fact Sheet (PDF)
Weed Control Fact Sheet (PDF)
CRP Grass Mixes For CP25 - Rare and Declining Habitat  (PDF)
Wellhead Protection Areas in CRP (PDF)

CP37 Duck Nest Habitat Eligibility

All of the documents below require Adobe Acrobat.

Barnes / Benson / Bottineau / Burke / Burleigh / Cass / Cavalier / Dickey / Divide / Eddy / Emmons / Foster / Grand Forks
Griggs / Kidder / LaMoure / Logan / McHenry / McIntosh / McLean / Mountrail / Nelson / Pembina / Pierce / Ramsey
Ransom / Renville / Richland / Rolette / Sargent / Sheridan / Steele / Stutsman / Towner / Traill / Walsh / Ward / Wells
Williams

Fort Berthold / Spirit Lake Sioux Nation / Turtle Mountain

Additional Information Contacts:

Your Local Service Center

Dave D. Dewald
Biologist
Phone: 701-530-2083
E-mail: dave.dewald@nd.usda.gov

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Last Modified: 03/06/2008