We Are Now Officially Screwed...Loss Of CRP...

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Matt Jones

Discussion Starter · Mar 29, 2008

Most of us have been talking about how ethanol would kill CRP for the past few years. Well, the talking is over...It's officially happened. I saw this map on nodak and it really hit me. After years of speculation, it is now reality.

Look at how much of the missouri couteau will be losing GREATER than 65% of their CRP! ALL OF IT!!!

The worst part is the areas losing the most acres coincidentally have the highest duck nesting densities (and best production) on the continent.

From DU;

New federal figures show almost 420,000 acres of North Dakota CRP were converted to cropland in 2007. That's more than 12 percent of all CRP acres in the state.

"If this trend holds for CRP contracts across the country, we won't have many acres of CRP left in a few years and wildlife populations will suffer serious declines," said Scott McLeod, Farm Bill specialist with DU's Great Plains Regional Office.

US Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency statistics compiled by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department shows 16 North Dakota counties have CRP losses greater than 15 percent. Stutsman County had the highest loss with 65.3 square miles.

That last part is insane! 65 square miles of CRP lost in the Jamestown area alone!

We all need to enjoy these next couple falls as much as possible (and cherish the memories of the last several) because we are really going to be hurting for birds. CRP acres in the US contribute to an additional 2 million ducks in the fall flight each year.

The loss of CRP is essentially going to create a perpetual drought on the prairies. :sad:

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greenster

· #15 · Mar 31, 2008

Why don't people e-mail there Representatives in Washington? :no:

I'm only one man... I tried but I knew this day would come, due to the dumb asses in this country.

mauser1959
so your one of the many people to accuse for this then?

How is not okay for farmers who work all day all there lives to RUN THIS COUNTRY and not to get help when needed? But give welfare to the LAZY people of this country with 5 kids and no job? Does it not make more since to you to help out those working with welfare and food stamps over those who are not, except the disabled ones? I just doesn't make since to me why Minorities, Jobless, Lazy but healthy individuals should be able to get money that a percentage of working Americans don't make in a month.

This is a environmental issue, and frankly you have your issues mixed up. the working man is what runs this country... Not you, The government, military (god bless) or a any other group. Its the working individual the rest are just imitators.

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