Sign-up for CRP enrollment extended

Sunday, April 23, 2006

NEVADA, Mo. -- The deadline to sign up for Conservation Reserve Program enrollment is April 28. Land eligible for this general sign-up includes CRP acreage that expires on Sept. 30, 2006, or land not currently under a CRP contract that was either planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity in four of the six crop years from 1996 through 2001. Cost-shares, up to 50 percent of the average county cost, are available to establish required vegetative cover on new acreage enrolled in CRP. All applicants will need to bring a copy of their deed to verify ownership. At least one owner listed on the deed will be required to sign the CRP contract by April 28.

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