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Conservation Reserve Program acres

 

Chart of CRP acres in NRI data

  • The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was initiated in 1985. This program assisted in taking highly erodible cropland out of crop production and into permanent cover to protect the soil from erosion.
  • In 1987 there were about 204,000 CRP acres in Kentucky. This acreage more than doubled in 1992 with 423000 acres in CRP. In 1997, the acreage decreased to about 331,000 acres.

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