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GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM (GRP)
Farm Security and RuralInvestment Act of 2002
United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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GRP - Purpose
• Assist landowners restore and conserve grassland, rangeland, and certain other lands, by protecting those grazing lands most at-risk from conversion.
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GRP - General
• Awaiting interim rule release
• Administered jointly by the FSA and the NRCS
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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
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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
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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
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GRP – Enrollment Options
• Easements
– Permanent
– 30-Year
• Agreements
– 10, 15, 20, and 30-year
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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
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GRP – Payments
• Restoration- In conjunction with easement or
agreement- Up to 90 percent on uncultivated- Up to 75 percent on restored
grasslands
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GRP – Selecting Offers
• CCC shall emphasize:– Support for grazing operations– Plant and animal diversity– Greatest threat of conversion
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