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28U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency Conservation Programs
USDA Farm Service Agency oversees a number of voluntary conservation-related programs.
These programs work to address a large number of farming and ranching related conservation
issues including:
Drinking water protection
Reducing soil erosion
Wildlife habitat preservation
Preservation and restoration of forests and wetlands
Aiding farmers whose farms are damaged by natural disasters
Source Water Protection Program (SWPP)
The SWPP is designed to protect surface and ground water used as drinking water by rural
residents. Through a partnership with the National Rural Water Association, local teams are
formed to develop plans to reduce pollutant impacts in rural areas.
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Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
The CRP pays a yearly rental payment in exchange for farmers removing environmentally
sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental
quality. In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to
remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will
improve environmental health and quality. Contracts for land enrolled in CRP are 10-15 years in
length. The long-term goal of the program is to re-establish valuable land cover to help improve
water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat.
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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
The CREP, an offshoot of CRP, targets high-priority conservation issues identified by local, state,
or tribal governments or non-governmental organizations. In exchange for removing
environmentally sensitive land from production and introducing conservation practices, farmers,
ranchers, and agricultural land owners are paid an annual rental rate. Participation is voluntary,
and the contract period is typically 10–15 years, along with other federal and state incentives as
applicable per each CREP agreement.
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Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
The ECP provides funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to restore farmland
damaged by natural disasters and for emergency water conservation measures in severe
droughts. The ECP also provides funding and assistance to help ranchers and farmers install
water conservation measures during severe drought.
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