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I may be getting ahead of myself, but I am very interested in putting 20-40 acres of my farm into CRP reforestation tree program when my current contract comes up in 2032. Do any of you have any experience with this? Obvious goal would be to increase cover on the farm while still having payment for 30 years.
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I just finished a two year project doing 52ac into a tree crp program. Now lots of mowing and spraying going forward! Last year was largest planting and could not have gotten more lucky on a perfect year.
 
As above said. Lots of maintenance and hope you maintain the percentages of loss on those tree programs. Which I suspect you aren't watering all those trees. And I have gotten less and less money as contract is extended so I just decided it wasn't worth government having a finger on my farm for CRP. Went from 210 an acre to 115 after initial 10 yrs. But was great deal on planting lots of trees in a cattle pasture
 
I would not do it again. I would just plant 250 trees here and there for a few years. And buy bare root seedlings as I could. If I were you I'd get some trees planted on exterior, close some it in with a 2-3-4 acre plot in middle.
 
Steve-O said:
I would not do it again. I would just plant 250 trees here and there for a few years. And buy bare root seedlings as I could. If I were you I'd get some trees planted on exterior, close some it in with a 2-3-4 acre plot in middle.
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I think the income from it is attractive to most, as well as most of us here are deer minded and CRP tree plantings in the midwest can be some of the best cover that exists.

What were you getting per acre for the tree planting CRP payment? The CRP tree program has always seemed like a win-win to me.
 
It is attractive but it worth it as they put too many stipulations on the planting itself. My guy was nice and told me when he was going to come "check" on the planting.

Id rather do a cost share and not have a constant check.

To start it was 50/50 cost share and 150per acre...now it's around 90 per acre.

Not worth the government bureaucracy to me. But in reality, government always has their fingers in anything if you want to own something. I just want less
 
My father in law is coming out of his CRP next spring and wanted to go into the "Tree CRP"... they are making him cut EVERY tree in the crp currently (all along the edges for the most part) but are being real big sticklers on it. Hes decided he will not be doing anything with them going forward. Especially every time he has gotten a letter in the past, hes done what they have asked, and had site visits almost every single year- never once did they tell him any of that. Now, last year in and he has to do ALL of the stuff or find him in breach of contract.
 
I am getting ready to spray my 52ac tree planting and stressing about spraying glyphosate on them for fear of killing the trees. Light bulb just went off that I can spray clethodim on them and not have to worry about hurting trees. Anybody know of any problems with this? Obviously will only kill the grass, but I actually like broadleaf weeds in them as it hides them from deer and shades from the sun.
 
I am currently getting $173/ acre on my CRP (MO is usually 20-30% less than IA depending on county). The guy at FSA said they usually pay around 2-3 of general crp contract. Though he did admit he has never enrolled a tree crp....
 
Field windbreak in Iowa was $300-ac for 15 yrs. It will always be trees… unless I sell the land ?

Just a small area .58 acres .
 
We only got about $80-90/ac for our tree CRP contract, 15 years. This was a pasture (no cropping history) so wasn't eligible for traditional CRP. Not much payment, but it is something I wanted to do anyway for habitat and they paid the input costs.
 
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