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Article: Groups Urge USDA to Act Promptly to Permit Early Releases from CRP.
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- June 26, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- With tight crop supplies and increasing demand for grains and oilseeds, the Alliance for Agricultural Growth and Competitiveness (AAGC) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer to act quickly to grant penalty-free early releases from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for non-environmentally sensitive crop land. The request follows reports of crop loss and decreased yields due to flooding in the Midwest. The devastating floods have eroded the outlook for grain and oilseed stocks and prices in this crop year and beyond.
Failing to permit penalty-free early release will place even greater economic pressure on major sectors ...
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