Kerry Goodrich reported that the CRP Maintenance Practice Demonstrations in Box Elder, Juab and San Juan Counties have been established except for burning the plots. Burning will be completed as soon as possible. There will be a field day on July 14 at Nephi where the Juab site will be visited. The CREP is a joint Federal-State program targeting riparian areas for protection. If CREP is accepted in Utah, NRCS would like to establish a goal of 200 miles of riparian buffer for enhancement.
Practices are filter strips for cropland and riparian buffers for grazed lands.
The irrigated land rental rate would be in effect. The program requires that grazed land riparian buffers be protected from grazing for the first ten years. After that period, grazing could occur under a grazing plan that would protect the area from use that would result in degradation. Kerry is requesting a letter of support from the Utah GLCI for the CREP in Utah. Jake indicated that Commissioner of Agriculture Cary Peterson is strongly supportive.