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Eight months and counting - that is the time that farmers with erosion-prone land have to get an approved conservation plan or they will lose their government farm program benefits, according to extension agent Tommy Williams.
The 1985 Farm Bill requires farmers with highly erodible fields to have such a plan under way by Jan. 1. That's one growing season away, Mr. Williams noted.
Those farmers who don’t have their approved conservation plans done by the Soil Conservation Service stand to lose such program benefits as price supports, crop insurance, and Farmers Home Administration loans.
The plan must be fully implemented by Jan. 1, 1995.
In August, there was a signup period for the conservation reserve program that had 405 bids- accepted
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