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<blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 219726" data-attributes="member: 373">Waterbank, soilbank.......all govt programs meant to regulate production. CRP was also partially ot idle acres to impact production but it was primarily the fore runner to the conservation plan program currently in place meant to idle highly erodible or &quot;wetland&quot; acres . CRP early on included a grazing/haying management plan. The farmer/rancher worked to get a managed plan in place rotating thru the acres enrolled 1/3 at a time.&nbsp; These producers knew from the waterbank/soilbank days that untouched tame grasses were better off hayed or grazed rather than left untouched. Wildlife benefited, the farmer benefited, some input stores still left in town benefited............What some do not realize is the impact the old CRP program had on small rural communities. We watched as supply/input stores closed their doors as significant portions of land surrounding these towns were taken out of production. A lot of producers have realized the true costs of a CRP program and when combined with the new stipulations/limitations some orgs are pushing for it is not as popular as previously was. It is too bad the farm bill which is tied to a long standing food security program designed as much to control food costs as subsidize farmers is not as said above a stand alone program.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gst, post: 219726, member: 373"] Waterbank, soilbank.......all govt programs meant to regulate production. CRP was also partially ot idle acres to impact production but it was primarily the fore runner to the conservation plan program currently in place meant to idle highly erodible or "wetland" acres . CRP early on included a grazing/haying management plan. The farmer/rancher worked to get a managed plan in place rotating thru the acres enrolled 1/3 at a time. These producers knew from the waterbank/soilbank days that untouched tame grasses were better off hayed or grazed rather than left untouched. Wildlife benefited, the farmer benefited, some input stores still left in town benefited............ What some do not realize is the impact the old CRP program had on small rural communities. We watched as supply/input stores closed their doors as significant portions of land surrounding these towns were taken out of production. A lot of producers have realized the true costs of a CRP program and when combined with the new stipulations/limitations some orgs are pushing for it is not as popular as previously was. It is too bad the farm bill which is tied to a long standing food security program designed as much to control food costs as subsidize farmers is not as said above a stand alone program. [/QUOTE]

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