Conservation Reserve Program

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agricultural conservation program federal land conservation program

The Conservation Reserve Program is a U.S. federal land conservation initiative that pays farmers and landowners to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and restore it with conservation practices.

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Grassland CRP 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural conservation program ⓘ
federal land conservation program ⓘ
abbreviation CRP ⓘ
administeredBy Farm Service Agency ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
appliesTo marginal pastureland ⓘ
privately owned cropland ⓘ
beneficiary environment ⓘ
landowners ⓘ
wildlife ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Food Security Act of 1985 ⓘ
effect improves waterfowl habitat ⓘ
increases carbon storage in soils and vegetation ⓘ
increases wildlife populations ⓘ
reduces nutrient runoff ⓘ
reduces sediment runoff ⓘ
fundingSource Commodity Credit Corporation ⓘ
governedBy USDA regulations ⓘ
hasComponent Continuous Signup ⓘ
General Signup ⓘ
Conservation Reserve Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grassland CRP
hasJurisdiction private lands in the United States ⓘ
implementedThrough long term contracts ⓘ
inception 1985 ⓘ
keyActivity create grassland habitat ⓘ
establish permanent vegetative cover ⓘ
plant riparian buffers ⓘ
restore wetlands ⓘ
retire environmentally sensitive land from crop production ⓘ
legislatedBy United States Congress ⓘ
offers annual rental payments ⓘ
cost share assistance ⓘ
incentive payments ⓘ
purpose enhance wildlife habitat ⓘ
improve water quality ⓘ
protect environmentally sensitive land ⓘ
reduce soil erosion ⓘ
sequester carbon ⓘ
relatedTo Agricultural Conservation Easement Program ⓘ
United States federal farm programs ⓘ
surface form: Conservation Stewardship Program

Environmental Quality Incentives Program ⓘ
sector agriculture ⓘ
environment ⓘ
selectionMethod Environmental Benefits Index ⓘ
targetGroup farmers ⓘ
other agricultural landowners ⓘ
ranchers ⓘ
typicalContractLength 10 years ⓘ
15 years ⓘ

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Conservation Reserve Program → hasComponent → Conservation Reserve Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grassland CRP
United States Department of Agriculture → offersProgram → Conservation Reserve Program ⓘ