Additional CRP Practices Authorized for Emergency Haying and Grazing

USDA’s North Dakota Farm Service Agency, with concurrence of the State Technical Committee, has authorized emergency haying and grazing on certain otherwise ineligible CRP practices for 2012.  Due to continued drought conditions across the state, emergency haying and grazing will now be allowed on practices CP8A, CP23, CP23A, CP25, CP27, CP28, CP37 and CP41.

All emergency haying and grazing provisions will apply to these practices as they apply to other practices, including:

Authorization must be received from the producer’s local FSA office;

A modified conservation plan that includes haying and grazing requirements must be obtained from NRCS;

Only 50% of a field may be hayed;

Livestock may only be grazed at 75% of the stocking rate;

Vegetation stands must be fully established;

A 10% payment CRP payment reduction will be assessed.

Additional restrictions may apply.  Producers interested in emergency haying or grazing of CRP acreage should contact their local county office for additional information.