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Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) providing technical assistance through conservation planning.  Program information about CRP can be found on the FSA website.

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Program Sheets

Michigan has developed the following Program Sheets for CRP conservation practices.

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Microsoft Word DocumentCRP Critical Feed Use-Category A, July 2008
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP Critical Feed Use-Category B&C, July 2008
Microsoft Word DocumentMid-Contract Management, October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP1 - Introduced Grass and Legumes, October 2006*
Microsoft Word Document CRP CP2 - Native Grass Planting, October 2006*
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP3 - General Tree Planting, October 2006*
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP3a - Hardwood Tree Planting, October 2006*
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP4b - Wildlife Habitat (Corridors), October 2006*
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP4d - Wildlife Habitat, October 2006*
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP10 - Vegetative Cover-Grass-Already Established, October 2006*
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP10 - Supplemental Grass Planting, October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP11 Vegetative Cover-Trees-Already Established, October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP11 Vegetative Cover-Tree-PlantingOctober 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP Tree Openings, October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP12 - Wildlife Food Plot, October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP25 - Rare and Declining Habitat (Savanna), October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP25 - Rare and Declining Habitat (Prairie), October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentCRP CP25 - Rare and Declining Habitat (Lakeplain Wet Prairie), October 2006
Microsoft Word DocumentManaged Grazing and Haying

*Also eligible for Continuous CRP in well head protection areas

 

State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement

 

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentMap of Designated SAFE Eligible Areas
Microsoft Word DocumentMid-Contract Management, January 2009
Microsoft Word DocumentSAFE Eligible Wildflower List, January 2009
Microsoft Word DocumentSAFE CP12 Wildlife Food Plot, January 2009
Microsoft Word DocumentSAFE CP38E Pollinator Habitat Planting, January 2009
Microsoft Word DocumentSAFE CP38E Diverse Grassland Planting, January 2009

 

Continuous CRP Conservation Practices

 

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Microsoft Word DocumentMid-Contract Management, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP5A Field Windbreak, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP8A Grassed Waterways, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP9 Shallow Water Areas for Wildlife, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP16A Shelterbelts, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP17A Living Snow Fences, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP21 Filter Strip, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP22 Riparian Forest Buffer, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP23 Wetland Restoration, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP23A Wetland Restoration, Non-Flood Plain, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP27-28 Farmable Wetlands Program, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP29 Marginal Pasture Land Wildlife Habitat Buffer, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP30 Marginal Pasture Land Wetland Buffer, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP31 Bottomland Timber Establishment on Wetlands, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCCRP CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds, October 2007

CREP Conservation Practices

 

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Microsoft Word DocumentMid-Contract Management, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP1 Introduced Grass and Legumes, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP2 Native Grass Planting, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP5A Field Windbreak, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP21 Filter Strip, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP22 Riparian Forest Buffer, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP23 Wetland Restoration-Floodplain, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP23A  Wetland Restoration-Non-Floodplain, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentCREP CP26 Sediment Retention Control Structure, October 2007
Microsoft Word DocumentEligible Wildflower List

Contact

To apply for CRP, CCRP or CREP, contact your local USDA Service Center. 
Michigan Field Office Directory

For general questions about CRP contact the Michigan NRCS CRP Coordinator.

CRP Coordinator
Kim Wieber
Phone:  517-324-5276
E-mail:  kim.wieber@mi.usda.gov