By Carol Stender
cstender@agrinews.com
Farm Service Agency county offices in Minnesota and Iowa will soon notify landowners about how their bids fared in the 26th Conservation Reserve Program signup that ended June 13.
Bids were accepted from 2,379 Minnesota landowners out of 4,428 who submitted bids. In Iowa, bids were accepted from 2,379 bidders out of 4,428.
The total number of acres accepted in the 26th signup were 127,435 in iowa and 79,466 in Minnesota.
ADVERTISEMENT
Nationwide, 38,621 bids were accepted covering 2 million acres. About 34 million acres are enrolled in CRP.
All applications were scored based on an Environmental Benefit Index that includes environmental factors like soil erosion, water quality, enduring benefits, air quality and wildlife management. A proposed cost per acre was also used in the decision.
Minnesota FSA director John Monson said another CRP general signup is planned early in 2004.
