Wilkes Farmers: Pollinator Habitat CCRP

Wilkes County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Julia W Houck, announced that pollinator habitats will now be accepted as a Continuous Sign-up Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP). CCRP is a voluntary program that helps producers apply conservation practices to safeguard environmentally sensitive land.  Pollinator habitats are areas of permanent vegetation located in an agricultural landscape: field edges, field middles, odd corners, or any agricultural location that is suitable for establishing pollinator habitat.  Participants are eligible to receive a $150 CRP Signing Incentive Payment (SIP) per acre. For more information about the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program, contact the Wilkes County FSA office at 336-838-3622 ext 2 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.