Land enrolled in CREP is removed from production and grazing, under 10-15 year contracts. In return, landowners receive annual rental, incentive, maintenance and cost share payments. Program Flexibility CREP recognizes site variability. Buffer widths vary based on the soils enrolled and the native tree heights for the area. The buffer boundary can be moved toward or away from the stream at different locations to meet landowner needs, as long as the average meets the buffer standard.
Producers can enroll all or a portion of the eligible streams on their land.
They can enroll one or both sides of the stream. They also provide a mechanism to increase the number of eligible streams in the state. Hayland with a greater than 8-year rotation can be reclassified as pasture to make it eligible. There is no minimum or maximum acreage to enroll. However, the minimum buffer width is 50 feet, and the maximum width is 180 feet.