Fifteen years ago in the heart of Minnesota 's dairy production and crop farming region, Clifford Knebel became a participant in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Clifford's land is located in Sterns County in the Sauk River Watershed District that borders the North Fork Crow River Watershed District. The ditches and wetlands in these two watersheds affect two larger bodies of water...
The introduction of mid-contract management as a feature of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has had a tremendously positive effect in Minnesota on maintaining the vitality of native grass and forb plantings. Grassland ecosystems on the tall grass prairie evolved over the thousands of years since the last ice age in a regime of periodic disturbance by fire. Fires had either a natural...
CRP cover enhanced to include a mixed stand of permanent native grasses, legumes, and forbs yields beautiful native prairie vegetation. Bees, butterflies, and shutterbugs alike enjoy springtime wildflowers on CRP acreage in Polk County, Minnesota....
Blowing and drifting snow along two stretches of Minnesota highway become a public safety hazard. The snowstorms repeatedly snagged motorists, causing accidents and stuck vehicles. "Fluffy snow, with a little wind, will produce an instant whiteout," explained Kay Precht, FSA's CRP program coordinator in Renville County....
