ztr mowers: You did not read my post very well. The time period I was talking about is WHEN the CRP program started, 1985 or 1986. They paid well above the cash rents of that time period.
Also I did not lose ground because I was unwilling to pay more. I was unwilling to lose money farming rented farm ground. I guess I should have rented all of it for what ever price it took and then used another Federal program, Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy, to keep all my stuff while sticking all my lenders and their "good" customers with MY bills.
When the CRP program came out the rental rates around here where usually $2 x the farm's CSR (Corn Suitability Rating) So a farm with a CSR of 80 would have rented for $160. Most of the CRP ground had CSRs in the 50-60s. So the average rent was $100-120 per acre. The minimum CRP contract in this county started out at $150.
Cash rents currently are running $300-550 per acre. CRP is at $230-250.
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