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Most Kansas counties now approved for CRP emergency grazingKansas Bill R. Fuller, State Director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency announced July 11 that emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program acreage has been approved for all counties in Kansas, except Kearny, Leavenworth, Lyon, Woodson and Wyandotte. Presidential declaration M1776 for Kansas and M1770 for Nebraska for the Midwest flooding included 58 Kansas counties. All counties in those declarations and contiguous counties are now approved for emergency grazing of CRP. Previously approved counties are Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Morton, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens and Wallace counties in Kansas. Emergency grazing is allowed through Sept. 30. Participants shall leave at least 25 percent of each field or contiguous CRP fields ungrazed for wildlife, or graze not more than 75 percent of the stocking rate. All livestock must be removed by the end of this grazing period. Emergency grazing and any other approved type of CRP haying or grazing is not allowed on the same acreage. CRP participants in approved counties shall contact the local FSA county office to request emergency grazing on an individual contract basis prior to grazing. Participants will work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop a forage management plan. If the CRP cover is destroyed, the practice must be re-established at their own expense to remain in compliance with the CRP contract. Participants must also accept a 25 percent reduction in the annual rental payment for the acres actually grazed. 7/21/08 Date: 7/17/08
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