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March 12-April 13

Expiring on September 30 2012

US…..6.5 million acres CO......572,000 acres

Current Statistics

National CRP Enrollment………29.6 million acres

Colorado CRP Enrollment……2.2 million acres (5th largest state in CRP acres)

Current Statistics

National CRP Contracts…………………..735,000

Colorado CRP Contracts…………………….12, 413 (on 6,081 farms)

Current Statistics

National Payment/Acre……………………$57.31

Colorado Payment/Acre…………………..$33.50

Colorado’s FY2011 CRP payments

• Annual rental……. $65.6 Million

• Cost share……………. $433,232

• Incentive…………… $1.9million

• Total…………………… $68 million

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

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

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

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

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.

Cropland Limit Waivers

Baca…………..35%Bent…………..30%Crowley………35%Kiowa………...30% Las Animas….29% Prowers………30% Pueblo…………35%

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

Lesser Prairie Chicken SAFE

Lesser Prairie Chicken SAFE

Lesser Prairie Chicken SAFE

21, 500 acres allocated 12,043 acres enrolled

Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse SAFE

Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse SAFE

6,475 acres allocated 1,668 acres enrolled

Short-Grass Prairie Buffer SAFE

Short-Grass Prairie Buffer SAFE

Short-Grass Prairie Buffer SAFE

11,475 acres allocated 1,475 acres enrolled

Western Slope Grouse SAFE

Western Slope Grouse SAFE

12,600 acres allocated 6,200 acres enrolled