Posted by jackinok on October 11, 2012 at 08:33:38 from (162.58.82.136):
In Reply to: CRP posted by Fullers Farmalls on October 10, 2012 at 10:46:34:
one(?) thing I will say, you cant really go there without debating the politics of the thing,theres two sides to everything. those who LIKE it,if you checked,would most likely be those who OWN land,and are in a age group who either remember the dust bowl years,or lived it. Those who DONT like it,again if you checked,are most likely those who rent farm land and are upset because they percieve it as in some convuluted way as taking money out of their pocket. just one thing crp has done out of many ,is slow sheet erosion,which costs EVERY farmer money every year wheather they know it or not. Remember guys the dusts storms of the thities wasnt caused by water erosion,it wasnt caused by outdated farming practices( farmers then used the best equipment and practices they could just like now) it was caused 100% by a thing called sheet erosion. when you disc or plow a field your opening it up to this,each and every time,wheather you know it or understand it or not.Highly erodable land,DOES NOT MEAN land that can wash away only.It means also land where due to the lack of rainfall,nutrients,whatever land is left bare for a extended period.Just like happens EVERY YEAR in the US when a GOOD FARMER dusts his wheat or whatever and HOPES for rain. sheet erosion is the number one reason for loss of topsoil worldwide. Guys who argue against crp on the simple concept that land COULD raise crops are missing the point entirely of the crp program. Notill goes a long way to address this problem but its not a 100% cure. Theres many many really good farmers who have tried it who have went back to full till simply because of reduced yeilds means less money at the end of the year.Those folks IN MY OPINION have no right at all to argue that it takes good land out of production. Maximum profit is very very often the worst thing possible for the land itself. In fact,around here,most of the acres that go into crp WERE leased out for a number of years to farmers wanting to maximize profits. When these fields were no longer bringing in the profits they want or the inputs became such that they couldnt get those profits they simply walked away ( a real major asset if you lease farm ground,you CAN walk away from it) and left a landowner,often absent, or retired from farming himself due to health or age holding the bag. He could simply let it lay,and let sheet erosion take its course,or he can put in crp, which in the majority of cases is the best option for stewardship of the land BAR NO OTHERS!. Heres a little tip for those folks here who lease out land to local farmers, next time your lease comes up put a clause in your contract that says that the leasing farmer must plant that acreage to grass before he walks away. see how many of those renting farmers agree to this.bet youll not find many, regardless if they are good stewards of your land or not.WHY? cant maximize profits that way and grass is not cheap. so you see there is pros and cons.some folks it helps some it hurts.its not for everyone ,but it never was intended to be. but in a way it does benifit everyone,with improved air quality,water quality etc. thats what its supposed to do. folks who dont believe it does help, like i say, doesnt remember the time when folks were dying for no other reason than their lungs were full of dust.
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