Re: C.R.P.

Posted by Paul in Mich on May 06, 2005 at 13:06:44 from (205.188.117.74):

In Reply to: Re: C.R.P. posted by paul on May 06, 2005 at 07:09:39:

Paul, It depends on how a particular piece of land affects the ecosystem as to whether a particular program is designed to enhance the wildlife habitat, affect the watershed, retard errosion, maintain wetlands etc. Not long ago, a county adjacent to ours was offering, in partnership with State and federal conservation programs, a conservation program to promote no-till, in areas that no-till could influence the watershed. Our county was not part of the program,, however it was on the county line and part of the other county"s watershed. Since it involved nearly 1,800 acres, they extended the program to the land in our county. The no-till committment had to be for a 10 year period of time. Unless a farmer is set up for no-till, it is an expensive switchover. The program allowed farmers to make the switch with a minimal outlay of capital on their part. I"m not advocating or criticizing the use of tax payers dollars to fund such programs, but I will say that if we can fund the endowment for the arts, we, as taxpayers can partially fund no-till research. Some of these conservation programs do benifit the public at large, not just a select group. Conservation is a totally separate issue from environmentalism, whicn if about everything but the environment. As a farmer, I would not volunteer a square foot of my farmland as a wildlife refuge, a wildflower sanctuary, or wetlands reclaimation, as I strongly question the legitimacy and motive of such programs. Soil conservation, wind and water errosion, watershed issues, land management, reforresting in selected areas, are real and legitimate issues.

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