Re: Re: Re: Re: What does CRP stand for

Posted by G-MAN on October 07, 2002 at 08:56:32 from (206.106.139.74):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: What does CRP stand for posted by Dave_Id on October 06, 2002 at 16:45:10:

I agree totally that non-farmers should not be collecting CRP payments. However, ground that is eligible for CRP is a very small percentage of the total farm ground in the U.S., and even a smaller percentage is actually enrolled in the program. So you can't tell me that putting that ground into production is going to keep us from importing food from other countries. There are also situations where CRP is the best option for ground. My grandpa has an 80 acre piece of land that is approximately half CRP. It is very steep and highly erodible. It required yearly upkeep to repair ditches, waterways and terraces, as well as being a general nuisance to farm. Since there is a lack of natural water on it and no place to put a pond, pasturing it was out of the question. So, he put it in the program. And since he and my uncle farm about 1500 acres of row-crops, have a few hundred acres of pasture and hay ground, 250 cows and a 150 sow farrow-to-finish hog operation, it's a safe bet that the 40 acres of CRP aren't putting the food on the table. I'm all for closing our borders to all trade with foreign nations and letting them go hungry. America can certainly provide everything it's citizens need, regardless of what it is. Maybe then we could sort the farm situation out to the point where American farmers feed Americans first, and we sell the remainder at prices we set. But as long as we feel the need to give our grain away so we can buy from other countries, that isn't going to happen.

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