Pheasants Forever Hosting CRP General Sign-Up Meetings for Landowners in Kansas

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever will host 16 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up informational meetings for landowners in Kansas during the January portion of the sign-up period. The CRP general sign-up runs through Feb. 26, 2016. 
 
CRP remains the gold standard program for creating upland habitat for pheasants, quail and other wildlife in Kansas. In addition to wildlife habitat, CRP provides landowners with many benefits. “CRP continues to evolve. With competitive rental rates, the ability to enroll partial fields and haying and grazing options for management, landowners will want to attend a local meeting and learn how voluntary conservation programs can work to increase farm and ranch income,” says Holly Shutt, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever senior Farm Bill wildlife biologist in Kansas. Landowners are encouraged to RSVP for an event by contacting their local USDA Service Center or their local Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Farm Bill wildlife biologist.
 
CRP general sign-up information meetings will focus on eligibility and the CRP sign-up process, as well as updates to CRP mid-contract management. Presentations will also cover various CRP practices, updated rental rates, and public access / additional incentive opportunities.
 
CRP Informational Meetings by County
 
County
 
Date Time Location RSVP
Brown-Doniphan Jan. 12 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Klinefelter Farm, 1774 230th St., Hiawatha, KS
 
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Cloud Jan. 11 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. USDA Service Center, 150 E 7th St., Concordia, KS
 
Email
Dickinson Jan. 14 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Rec Center, 1020 NW 8th St., Abilene, KS Email

 
Ellsworth Jan. 12 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Golf Course Meeting Room, Ellsworth, KS Email

 
Jewell Jan. 14 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. USDA Service Center, 700 Jefferson Suite A, Okaloosa, KS Email
Lane Jan. 6 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 4-H Building, Lane, KS Email

 
Lincoln Jan. 18 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. USDA Service Center, 112 E Court St., Lincoln, KS
 
Email

 
Marshall-Washington Jan. 7 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. 209 N 8th St., Marysville, KS
 
Email
McPherson Jan. 13 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. & 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. KSU Extension Office, 600 W. Woodside, McPherson, KS
 
Email
Mitchell Jan. 13 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. 1st National Bank, 101 E Main, Beloit, KS
 
Email
Ness-Rush Jan. 12 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Legion, 220 Austin St., Bazine, KS
 
Email
Republic Jan. 15 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. USDA Service
Center, 1319 23rd St., Belleville, KS
 
Email
Rooks Jan. 12 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. 4-H Building, Stockton, KS
 
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Russell Jan. 7 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. 4-H Building, South Room, Russell, KS
 
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Scott Jan. 14 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Carpenter 4-H Building, 608 Fair Ground Rd., Scott City, KS
 
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Stafford Jan. 6 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Stafford County Annex (located next to courthouse) Email
Conservation Reserve Program

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a land conservation program administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). 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. 
 
About Pheasants Forever

Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 140,000 members and 700 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent; the only national conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots structure. Since creation in 1982, Pheasants Forever has spent $577 million on 489,000 habitat projects benefiting over 12 million acres nationwide.

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