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and allowed certain crop acreage bases to be exchanged for high residue crops if recommended by the SCS in the conservation plan and approved by the ASCS county office committee.
“Where alfalfa, other legumes or grass are used as a high residue crop in a rotation, and not as permanent hayland or grassland, the existing crop rotation may be considered an acceptable conservation system,” Mr. Williams said. He said farmers who had alfalfa in a crop rotation on highly erodible land during each year between 1981 and 1985 have untU June 1, 1988, to apply an approved conservation plan on the land without being determined ineligible for USDA program benefits.
To remain eligible for benefits, the ASCS official said producers must have a conservation plan for highly erodible cropland by Jan. 1, 1990, and the plan must be fully implemented by Jan. 1,1995.
USDA received 8,400 comments in 2,6% letters on interim conservation rules. Still out for publiceomment is a rule concerning an acceptable level of soil erosion reduction. USDA expects to resolve this later this fall.
For additional details on the final conservation rules, farmers may contact the Rappahannock ASCS office, 675-3616.
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