U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Sandy Chalmers reminds producers that Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants can use routine grazing and managed harvesting beginning August 2.

“Producers are expressing concern about having adequate forage this year, because of winter losses and wet conditions. Managed haying or routine grazing on CRP acres gives producers flexibility to use CRP acreage to supply forage,” said Chalmers.

Producers must request FSA county office approval before starting any haying and grazing activities. T...