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<blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 116658" data-attributes="member: 373">So almost 1 million acres in SD is not enough? It would be interesting to know what percentage of those people applying are active producers and which are retired trying to enroll whole farms. Have you looked at the requirements for lands enrolled in the CRP or similar programs at this point? I am betting a high percentage of these applicants are retired and no longer care what restrictions are placed on their lands. We looked to re enroll some land back in CRP that came out. WAAAAY different program and only portions were elgible. The restrictions that were part of the program were nothing we were interested in. So I guess technically we were part of that group of people seeking enrollment that decided against it. The simple fact is these programs need to be funded. This govt is going broke. I admire your willingness to cough up $ 100 every year to do so but like I said before the reality is that gets maybe 2 acres covered in a dedicated 10 or 15 year program requiring funding every year.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gst, post: 116658, member: 373"] So almost 1 million acres in SD is not enough? It would be interesting to know what percentage of those people applying are active producers and which are retired trying to enroll whole farms. Have you looked at the requirements for lands enrolled in the CRP or similar programs at this point? I am betting a high percentage of these applicants are retired and no longer care what restrictions are placed on their lands. We looked to re enroll some land back in CRP that came out. WAAAAY different program and only portions were elgible. The restrictions that were part of the program were nothing we were interested in. So I guess technically we were part of that group of people seeking enrollment that decided against it. The simple fact is these programs need to be funded. This govt is going broke. I admire your willingness to cough up $ 100 every year to do so but like I said before the reality is that gets maybe 2 acres covered in a dedicated 10 or 15 year program requiring funding every year. [/QUOTE]

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