Conservation Districts are locally organized self-governing bodies chartered by the State. Through voluntary action and cooperation of landowners (and other stake holders), the District works to conserve land, water, forest, wildlife and other related resources for the benefit of all.
Bonus Payment Highlight
of 2019 Lake Erie CREP Program Sign-Up
Producers can earn $200
per acre for certain practices
Crawford County will be participating in the
2019 United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Lake Erie
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) offers producers
cash for conservation.
Do you have a ditch or stream running through
your farm that needs a filter strip? How about that one area that’s
hard to farm because it’s always wet?
The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District is ready to
help you evaluate how your bottom line and Lake Erie’s water quality
can benefit by signing up for this program.
CREP is a federal conservation partnership with
the state of Ohio designed to address agriculture-related
environmental concerns. Participants receive financial incentives
from USDA and the state of Ohio to voluntarily enroll
environmentally sensitive cropland or pastureland in contracts for a
period of 15 years. In
return for annual rental payments and financial incentives,
participants convert the land to native grasses, trees and other
conservation vegetation.
New for 2019 is the $200 bonus offered by the
state of Ohio for all newly-enrolled filter strip and riparian area
practices. For current
CREP participants with expiring contracts, re-enrolling and
expanding the width of filter strips or riparian areas will earn you
the bonus dollars on those new added acres all the while expanding
the environmental protection of these practices.
The Lake Erie CREP is available in 27 Ohio
counties including; Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance,
Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Lorain, Marion,
Medina, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky,
Seneca, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot Counties.
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