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AFR applauds the efforts of Senator Inhofe and Congressman Lucas on CRP legislationOklahoma "We are very proud of the legislation that Senator James Inhofe introduced addressing the Critical Feed Use restrictions for Conservation Reserve Program lands," said Ray L. Wulf, President and CEO of American Farmers & Ranchers. "Senator Inhofe has always been a friend of agriculture and this is just another example of his support." The CFU initiative has been delayed by a lawsuit filed by the National Wildlife Federation. The legislation introduced last week by Senator Inhofe will help allow full participation in the CFU initiative on CRP acres. This move follows a bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives and is fully supported by Congressman Frank Lucas. Although last week a U.S. District Court judge issued some good news when he ruled to remove the restraining order previously imposed on CRP lands, the decision still left many without relief. The ruling left those that were waiting for approval with new conditions. "We have ranchers that were waiting for approval or had appointments set up to enroll in the days after the Temporary Restraining Order that are now left with arbitrary stipulations," said Ray Wulf. Last week's ruling allows applicants approved for the CFU initiative prior to the original temporary restraining order to participate as it was announced by USDA, allowing for haying and grazing until Nov. 10 (approximately 200,000 acres). However, for those producers who had pending applications prior to the temporary restraining order the rules have now changed. Once they are approved for the program they will be allowed haying until Sept. 30 and grazing until Oct. 15 (approximately 153,000 acres). Anyone who applies to participate in the CFU and can demonstrate detrimental reliance, by having expended $4,500 or more, may be approved for and participate in the CFU but also must end haying activity by Sept. 30 and grazing activity by Oct. 15. Wulf went on to say "All of this has lead to wasted time and more paper work when our producers desperately needed their CRP lands for haying and grazing." American Farmers & Ranchers applaud the efforts and tenacity of Senator James Inhofe and Congressman Frank Lucas on this important issue. 8/4/08 Date: 7/31/08
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