Producers can start signing up for the expanded Farmable Wetlands program August 3rd. As part of the Conservation Reserve program under the 2008 Farm Bill, the wetlands program was modified to include: land to receive flow from a row crop ag drainage system; land that was devoted to commercial pond-raised aquaculature in the past five years; and, land that was cropped during a certain time period that was subject to the natural overflow of a prairie wetland. Incentives include $100 payments per acre, an incentive payment of 40 percent of the cost to set up wetlands and a rental rate of 120 percent. Check with your Farm Service Agency office for more details.
USDA – Farm Service Agency – Farmable Wetlands Program
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