Indiana Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Julia A. Wickard today announced that emergency haying and grazing provisions have been expanded to include additional practices under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for all Indiana counties for 2012. The additional practices indicated with asterisks in the table below are being released with the concurrence of Indiana wildlife partners in response to the critical need for livestock forage due to the ongoing drought. “Secretary Vilsack announced the availability of these practices on Wednesday afternoon and conservation and agricultural organizations acted swiftly to enact the special provisions for our state,” said Wickard.
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Emergency Haying and Grazing CRP Practices/Acres |
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| Practice | Description | Approximate Indiana Acres |
| CP1 | Permanent Introduced Grasses and Legumes |
30,261 |
| CP2 | Permanent Native Grasses |
26,091 |
| CP4B | Permanent Wildlife Habitat Corridors |
383 |
| CP4D | Permanent Wildlife Habitat |
11,845 |
| *CP8A | Grass Waterways |
19,990 |
| CP10 | Vegetative Cover (Grass Already Established) |
49,735 |
| CP18 C | Permanent Salt Tolerant Vegetative Cover |
0.5 |
| *CP23 | Floodplain Wetlands |
1,589 |
| *CP23A | Non-Floodplain Wetlands |
1,306 |
| *CP25 | Rare and Declining Habitat |
2,173 |
| *CP27 | Farmable Wetland Program – Wetland |
356 |
| *CP28 | Farmable Wetland Program – Buffer |
663 |
| CP 38 | SAFE CP25 Rare and Declining Habitat |
110.7 |
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Total Indiana Acres |
144,503.2 |
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“This was a decision that was not taken lightly. An extensive environmental assessment was conducted to determine the impact these haying or grazing practices would have on wildlife,” stated Wickard. The complete Programmatic Environmental Assessment can be found online at: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ecrc&topic=nep-cd
Source: FSA