its not a program to pay you not to farm,its simply a program to take marginal,or not very productive ground for crops,plant it back to native species grasses. Its simply what it says ,a conservation program. Since the US taxpayer pays for it, it sort of sets aside wild natural areas for us. If a person had really good crop land he would be stupid to put it in crp. But for those areas that are very marginal,or that makes a crop one out of five its a good deal.But its not a real money maker in any way. Part of the requirements is that you have to have farmed or tried to farm these areas for the last few years, And by the time you meet the criteria of the program its doubtful if you make much money at all. I think its paying around 125 or so. note this is not for all lands,Only for ground thats been farmed.its a great program sometimes,simply because it plants ground,and stabilizes soil that normally would have been walked away from and left to blow or wash away when crop prices are low.It also,which a lot of folks dont realize here as being important,gives older folks a certain peace of mind to deal with the us gov instead of some neighbor.and in fact this is what leads folks to the program in lots of cases. Older folks who have farmed most of their lives, see it lots of times as a alternative to fueding kids,neighbors they dont trust etc.its a way for them to hold their land oftentimes for future generations but still have a limited income from it instead of it being a total liability. And many times it allows them to live out their lives on the land when health problems would otherwise force them off. If you pay attention,the largest detractors and voices against the program are those who want to rent or buy this land for their own gain. but trust me, to a old man facing health issues who has farmed the land all his life and nothing else,theres a certain piece of mind knowing that land is safe,and that a check is coming guaranteed from the US gov,and you wont have to deal with a neighboring farmer who probably wont take care of the place like you would. Thats a real inducement towards crp.
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