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What’s Your Objective?
While the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is perhaps the best-known conservation program for agriculture producers, additional opportunities include projects for wetlands, woodlands, working lands, soil protection, water conservation and quality, wildlife and pollinator habitat, river and stream protection, and removal of pits, drains, or ditches.
Sell or Trade Land
Flood Control
Projects For Grasslands or Pasture
- CP-29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Buffer
- CP-30 Marginal Pastureland Wetland Buffer
- Continuous CRP CP38E SAFE Habitat for Upland Game Birds
- Continuous CRP CP38E SAFE Habitat for Greater Prairie Chickens in Tallgrass Prairie
- Continuous CRP CP42 Pollinator Habitat
- Establishment and Management of CRP for Wildlife
- Loup Basin NRDs Fact Sheet
- Middle Niobrara NRD Fact Sheet & News
- Nebraska Partners for Fish and Wildlife
- Patch-Burn Grazing
- Smooth Brome Management
- Working Landscapes in the Rainwater Basin
Projects To Remove Trees & Invasive Plants
Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat
- Wild Nebraska
- Corners for Wildlife
- Nebraska Partners for Fish and Wildlife
- Upper Loup NRD Fact Sheet
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in Nebraska
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Nebraska
- CRP – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CRP Continuous Sign-Up – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CRP Floodplain Wetlands Initiative
- CRP Highly Erodible Land Initiative – Continuous Sign-up
- CRP Highly Erodible Lands Initiative – Overview
- CRP Non-Floodplain Wetlands Initiative
- CRP Pollinator Habitat Initiative
- CRP Upland Bird Habitat Buffer Initiative
- CRP – Upland Bird Habitat – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CREP Nebraska Platte-Republican Resources Area
- State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement – SAFE Initiative
- CP-2 Establishment of Permanent Native Grasses
- CP-4B Wildlife Habitat Corridors
- CP-4D Permanent Wildlife Habitat
- CP-5A Field Windbreak Establishment
- CP-8A Grass Waterway
- CP-9 Shallow Water Areas for Wildlife
- CP-12 Wildlife Food Plot
- CP-15A Contour Grass Strips
- CP-16A Shelterbelt Establishment
- CP-17A Living Snow Fences
- CP-21 Filter Strip FSA Fact Sheet
- Continuous CRP CP21 Filter Strip
- CP-22 Riparian Buffer
- CP-23 Wetland Restoration on Floodplains
- CP-23A Wetland Restoration Non-Floodplain
- CP-25 Rare and Declining Habitat
- CP-27 and 28 Farmable Wetlands Program
- Continuous CRP CP27 and CP28 Farmable Wetlands and Buffers
- CP-29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Buffer
- CP-30 Marginal Pastureland Wetland Buffer
- CP-33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
- Continuous CRP CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds or Quail Buffers
- Continuous CRP CP38E SAFE Habitat for Upland Game Birds
- Continuous CRP CP38E SAFE Habitat for Greater Prairie Chickens in Tallgrass Prairie
- CP-42 Pollinator Habitat FSA Fact Sheet
- Continuous CRP CP42 Pollinator Habitat
- Establishment and Management of CRP for Wildlife
- Edge Feathering
- Establishing and Managing Shrub Thickets
- Invasive Tree Management
- Patch-Burn Grazing
- Smooth Brome Management
Removal of Pits, Ditches, or Drains
Water Conservation & Water Quality Projects
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in Nebraska
- Central Platte NRD Fact Sheet
- Conservation Stewardship Program in Nebraska
- Elkhorn River Basin NRDs Fact Sheet
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Nebraska
- Loup Basin NRDs Fact Sheet
- Lower Elkhorn NRD Fact Sheet
- Middle Niobrara NRD Fact Sheet & News
- Upper Big Blue NRD Fact Sheet
- Upper Loup NRD Fact Sheet
- Upper Niobrara White NRD Fact Sheet
- Upper Republic NRD Fact Sheet
- CRP – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CRP Continuous Sign-Up – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CRP Floodplain Wetlands Initiative
- CRP Highly Erodible Lands Initiative – Overview
- CRP Pollinator Habitat Initiative
- CRP Upland Bird Habitat Buffer Initiative
- CRP – Upland Bird Habitat – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CREP Nebraska Platte-Republican Resources Area
- CP-2 Establishment of Permanent Native Grasses
- CP-4D Permanent Wildlife Habitat
- CP-8A Grass Waterway
- CP-9 Shallow Water Areas for Wildlife
- CP-12 Wildlife Food Plot
- CP-15A Contour Grass Strips
- CP-21 Filter Strip FSA Fact Sheet
- Continuous CRP CP21 Filter Strip
- CP-22 Riparian Buffer
- CP-23 Wetland Restoration on Floodplains
- CP-23A Wetland Restoration Non-Floodplain
- CP-25 Rare and Declining Habitat
- CP-27 and 28 Farmable Wetlands Program
- Continuous CRP CP27 and CP28 Farmable Wetlands and Buffers
- CP-29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Buffer
- CP-30 Marginal Pastureland Wetland Buffer
- CP-33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
- CP-42 Pollinator Habitat FSA Fact Sheet
- Corners for Wildlife
- Lower Republican NRD Fact Sheet
- State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement – SAFE Initiative
Projects For Soil Protection
- Conservation Stewardship Program in Nebraska
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Nebraska
- Loup Basin NRDs Fact Sheet
- Upper Big Blue NRD Fact Sheet
- Upper Loup NRD Fact Sheet
- CRP – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CRP Continuous Sign-Up – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CRP Highly Erodible Land Initiative – Continuous Sign-up
- CRP Highly Erodible Lands Initiative – Overview
- CRP Pollinator Habitat Initiative
- CRP Upland Bird Habitat Buffer Initiative
- CRP – Upland Bird Habitat – Conservation Fact Sheet
- CP-2 Establishment of Permanent Native Grasses
- CP-4B Wildlife Habitat Corridors
- CP-4D Permanent Wildlife Habitat
- CP-5A Field Windbreak Establishment
- CP-8A Grass Waterway
- CP-9 Shallow Water Areas for Wildlife
- CP-12 Wildlife Food Plot
- CP-15A Contour Grass Strips
- CP-16A Shelterbelt Establishment
- CP-17A Living Snow Fences
- CP-21 Filter Strip FSA Fact Sheet
- Continuous CRP CP21 Filter Strip
- CP-25 Rare and Declining Habitat
- CP-27 and 28 Farmable Wetlands Program
- CP-29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Buffer
- CP-30 Marginal Pastureland Wetland Buffer
- CP-33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
- CP-42 Pollinator Habitat FSA Fact Sheet
- Little Blue NRD Fact Sheet
- Lower Republican NRD Fact Sheet
- State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement – SAFE Initiative
Projects For Rivers & Streams
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Nebraska
- Nebraska Partners for Fish and Wildlife
- CREP Nebraska Platte-Republican Resources Area
- CRP Floodplain Wetlands Initiative
- CP-21 Filter Strip FSA Fact Sheet
- Continuous CRP CP21 Filter Strip
- CP-22 Riparian Buffer
- CP-23 Wetland Restoration on Floodplains
- CP-29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Buffer
- CP-30 Marginal Pastureland Wetland Buffer
Projects For Working Lands
- Wild Nebraska
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in Nebraska
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Nebraska
- Conservation Stewardship Program in Nebraska
- Continuous CRP CP21 Filter Strip
- Continuous CRP CP27 and CP28 Farmable Wetlands and Buffers
- Continuous CRP CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds or Quail Buffers
- Continuous CRP CP38E SAFE Habitat for Upland Game Birds
- Continuous CRP CP38E SAFE Habitat for Greater Prairie Chickens in Tallgrass Prairie
- Continuous CRP CP42 Pollinator Habitat
- Corners for Wildlife
- Edge Feathering
- Invasive Tree Management
- Patch-Burn Grazing
- Smooth Brome Management
- Working Landscapes in the Rainwater Basin
As with any cash crop, cover crops may require specific management to meet the desired goals for use; below is the latest information from around the Midwest from Midwest Cover Crops Council
University of Manitoba
Marie-Soleil Turmel – University of Manitoba
The Effect of Cover Crops on Nutrient Acquisition by the Main Crop
Sumithira Naguleswaran with Dr. Martin Entz _University of Manitoba
Effect of Black Medic Cover Crop on N Supplying Power of Prairie Soils
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Cover Crops and Pollinators
Collaboration of MCCC Board of Directors
Cover Crop Considerations for Prevented Planting
Abbey Wick – North
Managing cereal rye in the spring
Jennifer Woodyard and Eileen Kladivko – Purdue University
Free Download
COVER CROP RECIPES
From Midwest Cover Crops Council
These publications are intended to provide a starting point for farmers who are new to growing cover crops. With experience, farmers may fine-tune the use of cover crops for their systems.
The Cover Crop Decision Tools are an initiative by the Midwest Cover Crop Council to consolidate cover crop information by state to help farmers make cover crop selections at the county level. Information for each state/province is developed by a team of cover crop experts including university researchers, Extension educators, NRCS personnel, agriculture department personnel, crop advisors, seed suppliers and farmers.
