Some might say that Doyle Derrick's vision for his Doniphan County land is "nuts" and it is - walnuts. "Trees are ideal," says Doyle, "and Doniphan County has some of the best soil for growing them." Doyle actively manages 2,700 acres of farmland in Doniphan and Brown Counties in northeast Kansas, approximately 40 miles from Kansas City. The remarkable item to...
When most landowners enroll land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), it's a pretty low-key affair. They usually sign their CRP contract while standing at the counter in the local Farm Service Agency office, but not Earl Simon. ...
For part-time farmer Gerald Eichem, wildlife and conservation are high priorities. That's why he enrolled his land in Wabaunsee County, Kansas , in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)....
Phil Gipson of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, is an enthusiastic Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participant. Since purchasing his property three short years ago, he has enrolled acreage in four separate CRP contracts, giving wildlife and conservation concerns a high priority....
When FSA announced its CRP Northern Bobwhite Quail Habitat Initiative in 2004, the Spencer family of Anderson County, Kansas, was among the first to enroll. The Spencers already had great experience with continuous sign-up CRP, over the years planting 376 acres of filter strips to remove nutrients and sediment from water running off their farmland. ...
In today's vernacular, Alice and William Johnson are "multi-tasking." By installing native grass Filter Strips and Contour Grass Strips under the Farm Service Agency's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on acreage along the western edge of Marion County, the couple has created a wildlife haven and helped protect water quality in the Marion Reservoir Watershed....
