the USDA has announced that one of their policy options is to cut the CRP program, by 8 million more acres. This is unacceptable. FSA has asked for comments by the 19th of Oct. Here is what we need to ask for, and insist we get. 1) Cap the program at 40 million acres. 2)Call for a new CRP general sign up 3)Call for new authority to continue SAFE and CRP Upland bird buffer habitat programs. 4) call upon USDA to implement and "open fields" Public access program immediately. 5) Encourage USDA to enroll expired CRP into the grasslands reserve program and the Conservation Stewardship program.
Comments should be submitted to CRPcomments@tecinc.com and or
http://www.regulations.gov by the 19th. Do it now!
And please lets not turn this into a politicized, whining session. ACT ACT ACT
