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Farm Programs

Farm Bill programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) offer up to 50-100 percent cost-share incentives for the establishment of a variety of land management practices. The primary purpose of many of these conservation practices is to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality. However, they can also be established and maintained in a manner that will maximize their benefit to wildlife while meeting soil and water conservation goals.

• Managing for Wildlife on Agricultural Lands: The Economics on Conservation Alternatives (FNR-162) (8.06 MB)
  Typically, there isn't one program that will meet all of the needs of a landowner. This publication gives examples of how to integrate different farm programs and compares the economic return of such alternatives to conventional agricultural practices.
• Farm Income Through Conservation: The Wetlands Reserve Program (FNR-158)
• New CRP Provisions Provide Good Return on Marginal Acres While Managing for Wildlife (FNR-157W)
• The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Can Help to Improve Wildlife Habitat (FNR-168)
• EQIP: Opportunities for Wildlife Management on Your Land (FNR-169) (147 kb)