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FSA: CRP sign‑ups paused as farm‑bill extension remains unset
Summary
FSA staff told Nebraska partners that, without a new farm bill or extension, the agency cannot accept or process new CRP offers, conduct site visits, or approve contract revisions that increase enrolled acres; payments for contracts approved before Sept. 30 continue.
Julie Patzel, a conservation specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Nebraska, told the State Technical Committee that FSA cannot process any Conservation Reserve Program offers while Congress has not enacted a new farm bill or extension. "So because we are running without a farm bill or without an extension, as of October 1st, FSA cannot process any offers for CRP enrollment on any sign up type," Patzel said. She added that county offices will not accept manual or automated offers and NRCS…
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