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CRP general signup begins Monday

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The number of plots is substantially less, but the overall importance remains high.
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Pheasant season less than 2 weeks away: Despite disappearing CRP land, plenty of birds expected for the hunt this year

September 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

With the opening of the 2012 North Dakota season 13 days away, local hunters are gearing up for one of the state’s favorite pastimes: pheasant hunting. Continue Reading

PLOTS tied up in CRP

August 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Throughout the years I’ve been writing, I’ve continued to highlight the Conservation Reserve Program, and for good reason. It’s not by sheer accident that North Dakota’s wildlife populations have experienced a contemporary revival that rivals most hunters’ recollections of “the good old days.” Continue Reading

USDA sets sign-up date for erodible land plan

August 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

HURON USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Craig Schaunaman has announced that FSA is accepting Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offers under the Highly Erodible Land Initiative (HELI).
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CRP opened to haying, grazing; SD counties added to disaster list

August 2, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE Farmers and ranchers in drought-stricken South Dakota will gain much-needed livestock feed as federal officials will allow emergency haying and grazing on additional land in the Conservation Reserve Program, the state’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday.
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ND pheasant harvest up last year

July 24, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The state Game and Fish Department says hunters harvested almost 24 percent more pheasants in North Dakota last year than in 2010.
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Feds open up land to aid farmers, ranchers

July 24, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Decision to OK haying, grazing on CRP acres may not help much in ND, SD.
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CRP acres in Dakotas opened to haying, grazing

July 23, 2012 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) Farmers and ranchers in the Dakotas affected by drought will be able to use Conservation Reserve Program acres for emergency haying or grazing after Monday’s announcement by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Continue Reading

Farmers Union: Open CRP to haying, grazing

July 12, 2012 in The Daily Republic

HURON (AP) The South Dakota Farmers Union is urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to open Conservation Reserve Program acres in South Dakota to haying and grazing to combat the lingering drought.
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Thune urges opening CRP acres to haying, grazing

July 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Sen. John Thune is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to release Conservation Reserve Program acres for emergency haying and grazing in South Dakota because of continuing drought conditions.
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