Conservation Practices Eligible for CRP & CCRP:

Field Windbreak Establishment

Grass Waterways

Shallow Water Areas for Wildlife

Shelterbelt Establishment

Living Snow Fences

Filter Strips

Riparian Buffers

Wetland Restorations

Contour Grass Strips

Cross Wind Trap Strips

Marginal Pastureland Buffers

Bottomland Timer Establishment on Wetlands

Duck Nesting Habitat

Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds

Restoration of Rare & Declining Habitats - Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savannas

Wildlife Foodplot

And More...

CRP & CCRP contracts receive a $100 per acre signing bonus as well as annual rental payments based on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Soil Rental Rates (SRR).

Please contact our office at          (320) 968-5300 Ext. 3 for a complete list of eligible conservation practices and to see if you are eligible for CRP or CCRP.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) &

Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP) are voluntary programs for agricultural landowners. Through CRP & CCRP landowners can receive annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term resource conserving covers on eligible farmland.

New CRP SAFE Program available for enrollment - limited Minnesota acres, please click here to view more information.
Riparian Buffers

Riparian buffers are vegetated areas next to water resources that protect water resources from non-point source pollution and provide bank stabilization and aquatic and wildlife habitat.

Riparian buffers can be strips of grass, trees or shrubs established adjacent to streams, ditches, wetlands, or other water bodies.
  





Restoration of Rare and Declining Habitats

Through General CRP, landowners can enroll farmland into the Restoration of Rare and Declining Habitats. These restorations can either be for the following ecosystems:

- Tallgrass Prairies

- Oak Savannas

The purpose of this practice is to provide habitat for rare and declining wildlife species by restoring, conserving, and increasing the diversity of native vegetative communities in either a tallgrass prairie ecosystem or an oak savanna ecosystem.