Image of fallow field Allen County Soil
and Water
Conservation District

ACSWCD - Conservation Reserve Program

 

Receive an annual payment based on:

  1. Soil Productivity
  2. Local Cash Rent For Similar Soil Types, Which May Vary From County to County.
Plus:
  • Additional 20% premium available for enrolling acres into these highly beneficial conservation practices
  • 50% cost share available for seeding and establishment of buffers
  • Term of Contract: 10-15 years
  • Hay crop CANNOT be harvested

Practices Funded Through Continuous CRP

  • Grass Filter Strips -Cost share rate of 50% available for seeding.
  • Grass Waterways - Cost share at rate of 50% available for excavation, seeding, fertilization, and mulching expenses and any grade stabilization structure that may be needed.
  • Riparian Buffers - Cost share available for tree planting at rate of 50%.
  • Field Windbreaks -Cost share available for tree planting at rate of 50%.

Example of payment:

Soil Type:
Rental Value:
20% Bonus:
Maintenance:
Total/ac:

Pewamo(Pe)
$98.00/ac
$19.60/ac
$5.00
$122.60
Blount (BnA)
$81.00/ac
$16.20/ac
$5.00
$102.20

Contact us...

    Address:

    ACSWCD
    3718 New Vision Drive
    Fort Wayne, IN 46845 

    Email: greg.lake@allenswcd.org

    Phone: 260-484-5848 EXT. 3

Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District
last modified: May 9, 2006

URL: http://www.allenswcd.org