CRP Update Agricultural Act of 2014 reduces CRP

CRP Update • Agricultural Act of 2014 reduces CRP acres from 32 million to 24 million by 2018. – October 2016 Enrollment – 23, 464, 447 acres – 2 Million Acres – Grasslands – Nebraska Enrollment • • 2007 – 1, 341, 250 acres Today – 799, 237 acres Reduced CRP – 542, 013 acres 2016 Expirations – 63, 103 acres

Nebraska CRP Signup Results Signup General CRP Signup 49 CRP Grasslands Signup 200 Continuous CRP Signup 48 Number Offers Number Accepted Acres Offered Acres Enrolled 1599 288 88, 381 24, 619 750 121 150, 140 22, 819 2521 57, 849 Total 105, 287 September 2016 Expirations 63, 103

CRP Signups • General CRP Signup 49 – December 1, 2015 through February 26, 2016 • CRP Grassland Signup 200 – September 1, 2015 – 2 nd Ranking Cutoff - November 10, 2016 – 3 rd Ranking Cutoff – December 16, 2016 – Small Livestock Operation Initiative • CRP Continuous Signup 48 – October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 • CRP Continuous Signup 50 – October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 • Platte Republican Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Reenrollments – August 10, 2016

CRP Grasslands Signup 200 Small Livestock Operation Initiative • 200 Acres or less • 140 Animal Units or less Ranking cutoff – December 16, 2016

CRP Continuous Signup 50 • Option 1 – Producers may select October 1, 2017 effective date. Offers may be: – Submitted to NRCS for planning – Approved by FSA upon plan completion

CRP Continuous Signup 50 • Option 2 – Producers may request effective date during FY 17. Offers will be: – Accepted on first come, first served basis – Place in a batch process to ensure the program levels to not exceed 24 million acres – Approved based on notification by the National Office on a monthly basis Note: Option 2 offers will not be referred to NRCS for planning until notified by the National Office.

CRP Continuous Signup 50 State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement – SAFE – Nebraska Allocation Used – Greater Prairie Chickens in Tallgrass Prairie – Statewide Upland Bird Safe – Migratory Bird SAFE

Nebraska CRP Acreage Allocations CRP Practice Acreage Allocation Acres Enrolled Acres Remaining CP 23, Wetland Restoration 8, 500 7, 252 1, 248 CP 23 A, Wetland Restoration, Nonfloodplain 4, 500 3, 981 519 CP 33, Quail Buffers 12, 000 7, 805 4, 195 CP 38 E SAFE, Tallgrass Prairie GPC 28, 850 28, 756 94 CP 38 E SAFE, Upland Birds 63, 050 62, 995 55

Nebraska CRP Acreage Allocations CRP Practice Acreage Allocation Acres Enrolled Acres Remaining CP 38 B SAFE, Migratory Birds 0 0 0 CP 42, Pollinator Habitat 22, 519 Highly Erodible Land Initiative (HELI) 20, 000 14, 215 5, 785 Farmable Wetland Program (FWP) 15, 000 3, 285 11, 715

CRP Challenges • 24 million acre cap – 2014 farm bill – CRP Approval Timeout for Continuous Signup • State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement –SAFE – Nebraska Allocation Used – Greater Prairie Chickens in Tallgrass Prairie – Statewide Upland Bird Safe – Migratory Bird SAFE