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This bill proposes several improvements to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federal agricultural conservation program that pays farmers to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production. The bill introduces five key modifications: First, it expands the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement practice to allow more land enrollment. Second, it provides more flexible emergency haying provisions during the primary nesting season, allowing farmers to hay land during drought, flooding, or other emergencies while protecting wildlife habitats. Third, the bill increases cost-sharing payments to help farmers establish grazing infrastructure like fencing and water systems, and makes land with such infrastructure more likely to be reenrolled in the program. Fourth, it clarifies mid-contract management payments for activities not related to haying or grazing. Finally, the bill raises the payment limitation for rental payments from $50,000 to $125,000, potentially providing more financial support to participating farmers. These changes aim to make the CRP more adaptable to environmental conditions, supportive of wildlife conservation, and financially viable for agricultural producers.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2608/all-info