U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, August 7, 2008

CONTACT:Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286
Matt Lee-Ashley – 202-228-5905

Sen. Salazar Lauds USDA's Decision to Allow CRP Haying in Yuma, Phillips Counties

 

DENVER, CO – Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar lauded Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer’s decision to allow emergency haying operations on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage in Yuma and Phillips Counties, which have been designated as Presidential Disaster Areas because of flooding. CRP acreage in these counties has already been released for livestock grazing.

“In the face of rising floods that have inundated their lands and devastated their feed supplies, our ranchers have had a hard go this season,” said Senator Salazar. “These disaster conditions merit immediate attention and action. I welcome Secretary Schafer’s decision to open up these lands in Phillips and Yuma Counties for emergency haying.”

To be approved, CRP participants must write their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office, obtain a modified conservation plan, and receive county office approval before beginning to hay.

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