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GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM (GRP) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM (GRP) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. GRP - Purpose.

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GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM (GRP) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

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  1. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM (GRP)Farm Security and RuralInvestment Act of 2002

  2. GRP - Purpose • Assist landowners restore and conserve grassland, rangeland, and certain other lands, by protecting those grazing lands most at-risk from conversion.

  3. GRP - General • Awaiting interim rule release • Administered jointly by the FSA and the NRCS

  4. GRP - General • No more than two million acres enrolled through 2007 • 2003 National allowance - $49.9 million • 60 percent of funds for easements and 30 year agreements nationally

  5. GRP - Prohibited Uses • Production of crops, fruit trees, vineyards that require breaking the soil surface • Any other activity that would disturb the surface of the land except appropriate identified land management activities

  6. GRP – Reserved Activities • Common grazing practices consistent with conservation plan • Haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed production • Fire rehabilitation and construction of firebreaks and fences

  7. GRP – Enrollment Options • Easements • Permanent • 30-Year • Agreements • 10, 15, 20, and 30-year

  8. GRP – Payments • Easements - Permanent - fair market value less grazing value - 30-Year – 30 percent of fair market value less grazing value • Agreements - Annual rental payments - not more that 75 percent of grazing value

  9. GRP – Payments • Restoration - In conjunction with easement or agreement - Up to 90 percent on uncultivated - Up to 75 percent on restored grasslands

  10. GRP – Selecting Offers • CCC shall emphasize: • Support for grazing operations • Plant and animal diversity • Greatest threat of conversion

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