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FSA UPDATE

FSA UPDATE. FSA. http://www.fsa.usda.gov billy.merritt@co.usda.gov trudy.kareus@co.usda.gov 720-544-2876. General Signup 43. March 12-April 13. Expiring on September 30 2012 US…..6.5 million acres CO......572,000 acres. Current Statistics.

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FSA UPDATE

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  1. FSA UPDATE

  2. FSA http://www.fsa.usda.gov billy.merritt@co.usda.gov trudy.kareus@co.usda.gov 720-544-2876

  3. General Signup 43 March 12-April 13

  4. Expiring on September 30 2012 US…..6.5 million acres CO......572,000 acres

  5. Current Statistics National CRP Enrollment………29.6 million acres Colorado CRP Enrollment……2.2 million acres (5th largest state in CRP acres)

  6. Current Statistics National CRP Contracts…………………..735,000 Colorado CRP Contracts…………………….12, 413 (on 6,081 farms)

  7. Current Statistics National Payment/Acre……………………$57.31 Colorado Payment/Acre…………………..$33.50

  8. Colorado’s FY2011 CRP payments • Annual rental……. $65.6 Million • Cost share……………. $433,232 • Incentive…………… $1.9million • Total…………………… $68 million

  9. Colorado has 7 of the top 25 Counties in CRP acreage nationally with Baca County leading the nation.

  10. CRP Acres • #1) Baca County (274,281 acres) • #4) Weld County (224,344 acres) • #6) Washington County. (201,060 acres) • #8) Kit Carson County. (198,744 acres) • #10) Kiowa County (192,222 acres) • #16) Prowers County. (163,354 acres) • #25) Lincoln County (145,248acres

  11. Colorado CRP Acres by Conservation Practice (CP) • CP1, introduced grasses…….37,000 acres • CP2, native grasses………...635,000 acres • CP4D, wildlife habitat……..513,000 acres (#1 in the nation) • CP10, existing grass………..964,819 acres

  12. Top Ten States in CRP Acreage State Acres 1) TEXAS 3,454,151 2) MONTANA 2,857,954 3) KANSAS 2,735,014 4) NORTH DAKOTA 2,646,747 5) COLORADO 2,226,572 6) IOWA 1,663,570 7) MINNESOTA 1,633,911 8) WASHINGTON 1,458,495 9) MISSOURI 1,361,105 10) SOUTH DAKOTA 1,159,971

  13. Cropland Limit Waivers Nine Counties in the US have a waiver to exceed 25% of the county’s cropland acres to be enrolled in CRP Colorado has seven of the nine.

  14. Cropland Limit Waivers Baca…………..35% Bent…………..30% Crowley………35% Kiowa………...30% Las Animas….29% Prowers………30% Pueblo…………35%

  15. SAFE State Acres For wildlife Enhancement SAFE proposals address state and regional high-priority wildlife objectives. SAFE practices provide the flexibility to meet the specific needs of high-value wildlife species in a participating state or region

  16. Lesser Prairie Chicken SAFE

  17. Lesser Prairie Chicken SAFE

  18. Lesser Prairie Chicken SAFE 21, 500 acres allocated 12,043 acres enrolled

  19. Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse SAFE

  20. Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse SAFE 6,475 acres allocated 1,668 acres enrolled

  21. Short-Grass Prairie Buffer SAFE Short-Grass Prairie Buffer SAFE

  22. Short-Grass Prairie Buffer SAFE 11,475 acres allocated 1,475 acres enrolled

  23. Western Slope Grouse SAFE

  24. Western Slope Grouse SAFE 12,600 acres allocated 6,200 acres enrolled

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