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C R P C E L E B R A T E S 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y
In August, Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini
addressed a group of conservation partners, landowners, media
and Congressional representatives near Valparaiso to celebrate
the 30
th
anniversary of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
This event, co-hosted by Game and Parks, celebrated the many
accomplishments of CRP, the most successful federal conservation
program in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's history. The
nearly 800,000 acres enrolled in Nebraska provide vital nesting
for grassland birds, control erosion on highly erodible land, and
improve water quality. CRP also offers abundant opportunities for
hunters pursuing pheasants, quail, deer and turkey.
